Vladimir Juras1,
2, Sebastian Apprich1, Pavol Szomolanyi1, Lukas
Zak3, Oliver Bieri4, Xeni Deligianni4,
Siegfried Trattnig1
1MR
Centre of Excellence, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna,
Vienna, Austria; 2Department of Imaging Methods, Institute of
Measurement Science, Bratislava, Slovakia; 3Department of Trauma
Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 4Department
of Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University of Basel Hospital,
Basel, Switzerland
Bi-exponential fitting in the meniscus may be useful for evaluating degenerative menisci by removing incorrectly calculated mono-exponential pixels. This reflects the changes in collagen fiber orientation, which is modified in degenerative menisci.