Rapid Quantitative Assessment of Knee Joint with Compressed Sensing
Are you eligible to participate in this study?
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
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Conditions: Osteoarthritis
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Age: Between 40 - 75 Years
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Gender: Male or Female
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Other Inclusion Criteria:
- Have frequent knee pain on most days of the month for the last one year
- Have tibia-femoral disease with a K-L grade of 1-2 in the index knee and K-L score less than or equal to 1 in the contra-lateral knee
- Healthy control cohorts will have no knee pain or radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (OA)
You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:
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- Subjects with any joint disease other than knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Corticosteroid injections within the previous 3 months
- History of avascular necrosis, Paget’s disease of bone, Wilson’s disease, gout, total knee replacement
- Pregnancy
- Major co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, cancer, congestive heart failure and chronic infectious diseases
- Prior knee surgery
- Trauma
- Contraindications to 3T whole body MRI scanners
- Alignment interventions such as insoles and knee braces
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