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    High-resolution measurements of the multilayer ultra-structure of articular cartilage and their translational potential

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    Authors
    He, B.
    Wu, Ping
    Kirk, Brett
    Carrino, J.
    Xiang, C.
    Xu, J.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    He, B. and Wu, P. and Kirk, B. and Carrino, J. and Xiang, C. and Xu, J. 2014. High-resolution measurements of the multilayer ultra-structure of articular cartilage and their translational potential. Arthritis Research and Therapy. 16 (2): Article ID 205.
    Source Title
    Arthritis Research and Therapy
    DOI
    10.1186/ar4506
    ISSN
    1478-6354
    School
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
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    This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43206
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Current musculoskeletal imaging techniques usually target the macro-morphology of articular cartilage or use histological analysis. These techniques are able to reveal advanced osteoarthritic changes in articular cartilage but fail to give detailed information to distinguish early osteoarthritis from healthy cartilage, and this necessitates high-resolution imaging techniques measuring cells and the extracellular matrix within the multilayer structure of articular cartilage. This review provides a comprehensive exploration of the cellular components and extracellular matrix of articular cartilage as well as high-resolution imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance image, electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, second harmonic generation microscopy, and laser scanning confocal arthroscopy, in the measurement of multilayer ultra-structures of articular cartilage. This review also provides an overview for micro-structural analysis of the main components of normal or osteoarthritic cartilage and discusses the potential and challenges associated with developing non-invasive high-resolution imaging techniques for both research and clinical diagnosis of early to late osteoarthritis.

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