Articular cartilage in the knee: current MR imaging techniques and applications in clinical practice and research

MD Crema, FW Roemer, MD Marra, D Burstein… - Radiographics, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the most important imaging modality for the evaluation
of traumatic or degenerative cartilaginous lesions in the knee. It is a powerful noninvasive …

Tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis: risk factors for MR-depicted fast cartilage loss over a 30-month period in the multicenter osteoarthritis study

…, Y Zhang, J Niu, JA Lynch, MD Crema, MD Marra… - Radiology, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess baseline factors that may predict fast tibiofemoral cartilage loss over a 30-month
period. Materials and Methods The Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) study is a …

Assessment of synovitis with contrast-enhanced MRI using a whole-joint semiquantitative scoring system in people with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: the …

…, MD Crema, J Niu, Y Zhang, MD Marra… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Monica D Marra1, … (D) Sagittal T1-weighted CE image at the location of the tibial
semimembranosus attachment. Definition of the medial parameniscal site: directly adjacent to the …

Factors associated with meniscal extrusion in knees with or at risk for osteoarthritis: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis study

…, M Englund, K Wang, M Jarraya, MC Nevitt, MD Marra… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess the associations of meniscal tears, knee mal-alignment, cartilage damage,
knee effusion, and body mass index with meniscal extrusion. Materials and Methods The …

MRI features of cystic lesions around the knee

MD Marra, MD Crema, M Chung, FW Roemer… - The Knee, 2008 - Elsevier
Cystic lesions around the knee are a diverse group of entities, frequently encountered
during routine MRI of the knee. These lesions range from benign cysts to complications of …

Subchondral cystlike lesions develop longitudinally in areas of bone marrow edema–like lesions in patients with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis: detection with MR …

MD Crema, FW Roemer, Y Zhu, MD Marra, J Niu… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess the association of prevalent bone marrow edema–like lesions (BMLs)
and full-thickness cartilage loss with incident subchondral cyst–like lesions (SCs) in the knee …

[HTML][HTML] Knee malalignment is associated with an increased risk for incident and enlarging bone marrow lesions in the more loaded compartments: the MOST study

…, L Sharma, DT Felson, MD Crema, MD Marra… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of knee malalignment with occurrence of incident
and enlarging bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and regression of BMLs. METHODS: Subjects …

Synovitis in knee osteoarthritis assessed by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with radiographic tibiofemoral osteoarthritis and MRI …

…, J Niu, MD Crema, MK Javaid, MD Marra… - The Journal of …, 2014 - jrheum.org
Objective. To examine the cross-sectional association of whole-knee synovitis assessed by
contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI) with radiographic tibiofemoral …

[HTML][HTML] Peripatellar synovitis: comparison between non-contrast-enhanced and contrast-enhanced MRI and association with pain. The MOST study

…, DT Felson, FW Roemer, J Niu, MD Marra… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the diagnostic performance of signal changes in Hoffa's fat pad (HFP)
assessed on non-contrast-enhanced (CE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting …

[HTML][HTML] Radiographically occult and subtle fractures: a pictorial review

…, MD Crema, L Diaz, J Conlin, MD Marra… - … Research and Practice, 2013 - hindawi.com
Radiographically occult and subtle fractures are a diagnostic challenge. They may be divided
into (1) “high energy trauma fracture,” (2) “fatigue fracture” from cyclical and sustained …