Abstract #1651

Two-Component T2* Mapping on Knee Patients: Preliminary Results

Yongxian Qian¹,², Ashley A. Williams³, Constance R. Chu³, Fernando Emilio Boada⁴

¹Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; ²Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; ³Orthopaedic Surgery, University of PIttsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; ⁴Radiology, New York University, New York, NY, United States

This work presents the mapping of two-component T2* relaxation on cartilages in the knee in a small group of patients. The outcomes showed potential of the short-T2* relaxation to be sensitive to early degeneration in the knee cartilages.