Integrating MR Imaging with Full-Surface Indentation Mapping of Femoral Cartilage in an Ex Vivo Porcine Stifle
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials(2023)
摘要
The potential of MRI to predict cartilage mechanical properties across an entire cartilage surface in an ex vivo model would enable novel perspectives in modeling cartilage tolerance and predicting disease progression. The purpose of this study was to integrate MR imaging with full-surface indentation mapping to determine the relationship between femoral cartilage thickness and T2 relaxation change following loading, and cartilage mechanical properties in an ex vivo porcine stifle model. Matched-pairs of stifle joints from the same pig were randomized into either 1) an imaging protocol where stifles were imaged at baseline and after 35 min of static axial loading; and 2) full surface mapping of the instantaneous modulus (IM) and an electromechanical property named quantitative parameter (QP). The femur and femoral cartilage were segmented from baseline and post-intervention scans, then meshes were generated. Coordinate locations of the indentation mapping points were rigidly registered to the femur. Multiple linear regressions were performed at each voxel testing the relationship between cartilage outcomes (thickness change, T2 change) and mechanical properties (IM, QP) after accounting for covariates. Statistical Parametric Mapping was used to determine significance of clusters. No significant clusters were identified; however, this integrative method shows promise for future work in ex vivo modeling by identifying spatial relationships among variables.
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关键词
Cartilage,Articular,Magnetic resonance imaging,Statistics,Elastic modulus
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