MR Imaging-based Semi-quantitative Methods for Knee Osteoarthritis

作者：Jarraya Mohamed; Hayashi Daichi; Roemer Frank Wolfgang; Guermazi Ali

来源：Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences, 2016, 15(2): 153-164.

DOI：10.2463/mrms.rev.2015-0058

• magnetic resonance imaging
• knee
• osteoarthritis
• semi-quantitative scoring

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based semi-quantitative (SQ) methods applied to knee osteoarthritis (OA) have been introduced during the last decade and have fundamentally changed our understanding of knee OA pathology since then. Several epidemiological studies and clinical trials have used MRI-based SQ methods to evaluate different outcome measures. Interest in MRI-based SQ scoring system has led to continuous update and refinement. This article reviews the different SQ approaches for MRI-based whole organ assessment of knee OA and also discuss practical aspects of whole joint assessment.

• 出版日期2016