Biophysics and Biochemistry of Cartilage by NMR and MRI

Part One – Introduction: Introduction to Cartilage; Osmotic Properties of Cartilage; Introduction to NMR and MRI; The Magic Angle Effect in NMR and MRI of Cartilage; Part Two – Physical Properties of Cartilage by Relaxation Anisotropy; Experimental NMR and MRI Techniques for Cartilage Research: Physical Properties of Cartilage by Relaxation Anisotropy; Chemical Properties of Cartilage Studied Using Charged Ions; Quantification of Articular Cartilage Microstructure by the Analysis of the Diffusion Tensor; Sodium and Other Exotic Methods in NMR and MRI of Cartilage; Multi-Quantum Filtered NMR and MRI of Cartilage; Solid-State NMR Techniques to Study the Molecular Dynamics in Cartilage; Ultrashort Echo Time Imaging of Articular Cartilage; Low-Field and Field-Cycling NMR and MRI of Cartilage; The Influence of Specimen and Experimental Conditions on NMR and MRI of Cartilage; Part Three – Biomechanical Properties of Cartilage by NMR and MRI; Diffusion MRI and Poroelastic Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage; Combining Multi-Modal MRI and Biomechanical Modeling to Investigate the Response of Cartilage and Chondrocytes to Mechanical Stimuli; Loading-Induced Changes in Cartilage Studied by NMR and MRI; Part Four– Applications and the Future of Cartilage Research by NMR and MRI; The Critical Role of the Imaging Resolution in MRI of Cartilage – The MRI Microscope; Multi-Component Relaxations in MRI of Cartilage; Uni- and Multi-Parametric Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Cartilage; Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Tissue Engineered Cartilage; Complementary Imaging in MRI of Cartilage; Quantitative MRI for Detection of Cartilage Damage; Challenges for the Early Detection of Degenerative; Cartilage Changes Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging In vivo in Humans; Ultrahigh-Field Whole-Body MRI for Cartilage Imaging: Technical Challenges