Abstract #1687

Pre-Operative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Knee Articular Cartilage Defect Repair: MRI Thickness Maps Derived from a Validated, Automated Segmentation Platform - Initial Results

Joshua Farber¹,², Jose Tamez-Pena³, Saara Totterman⁴, Bruce Holladay⁵, Forest Heis⁵, John Larkin⁵, Michael Greiwe⁵

¹Radiology, Radiology Ass of N KY, Cincinnati, OH, United States; ²Imaging, Qmetrics, Rochester, NY, United States; ³Mathematics and Statistics, Tec de Monterrey, Monterry, NL, Mexico; ⁴Qmetrics, Rchester, NY, United States; ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Commonwealth Orthopeadic centers, Edgewood, KY, United States

The material presented here demonstrates a validated, automated knee articular cartilage segmentation platform that can create 3D Thickness maps of knee articular cartilage. These thickness maps delineate the location and size of articular cartilage defects, as well as the integrity of the surrounding cartilage, and provide an accurate guide for pre operative evaluation and facilitate physician - patient interactions.