Balázs Bogner, Markus Wenning, Pia M Jungmann, Marco Reisert, Thomas Lange, Marcel Tennstedt, Lukas Klein, Thierno D Diallo, Fabian Bamberg, Hagen Schmal, Matthias Jung
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Cartilage was manually segmented to extract T1ρ values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We studied 29 OLT patients (age 31.7 ± 7.5 years, 15 females, body mass index [BMI] 25.0 ± 3.4 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) and 29 HC (age 25.2 ± 4.3 years, 17 females, BMI 22.5 ± 2.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. T1ρ values of OLT (50.4 ± 3.4 ms) were higher than those of intact cartilage regions of OLT patients (47.2 ± 3.4 ms; p = 0.003) and matched HC cartilage (48.1 ± 3.3 ms; p = 0.030). Axial loading and traction induced significant T1ρ changes in the intact cartilage regions of patients (loading, mean difference -1.1 ms; traction, mean difference 1.4 ms; p = 0.030 for both) and matched HC cartilage (-2.2 ms, p = 0.003; 2.3 ms, p = 0.030; respectively), but not in the OLT itself (-1.3 ms; p = 0.150; +1.9 ms; p = 0.150; respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Increased T1ρ values may serve as a biomarker of cartilage degeneration in OLT. The absence of load- and traction-induced T1ρ changes in OLT compared to intact cartilage suggests that T1ρ may reflect altered biomechanical properties of hyaline cartilage.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>DRKS, DRKS00024010. Registered 11 January 2021, https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00024010 .</p><p><strong>Relevance statement: </strong>T1ρ mapping has the potential to evaluate compositional and biomechanical properties of the talar cartilage and may improve therapeutic decision-making in patients with osteochondral lesions.</p><p><strong>Key points: </strong>T1ρ values in osteochondral lesions increased compared to intact cartilage. Significant load- and traction-induced T1ρ changes were observed in visually intact regions and in healthy controls but not in osteochondral lesions. 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We used a fast low-angle shot sequence with variable spin-lock intervals for monoexponential T1ρ fitting. Cartilage was manually segmented to extract T1ρ values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We studied 29 OLT patients (age 31.7 ± 7.5 years, 15 females, body mass index [BMI] 25.0 ± 3.4 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) and 29 HC (age 25.2 ± 4.3 years, 17 females, BMI 22.5 ± 2.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. T1ρ values of OLT (50.4 ± 3.4 ms) were higher than those of intact cartilage regions of OLT patients (47.2 ± 3.4 ms; p = 0.003) and matched HC cartilage (48.1 ± 3.3 ms; p = 0.030). 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T1ρ relaxation mapping in osteochondral lesions of the talus: a non-invasive biomarker for altered biomechanical properties of hyaline cartilage?
Background: To evaluate T1ρ relaxation mapping in patients with symptomatic talar osteochondral lesions (OLT) and healthy controls (HC) at rest, with axial loading and traction.
Methods: Participants underwent 3-T ankle magnetic resonance imaging at rest and with 500 N loading and 120 N traction, without axial traction for a subcohort of 17/29 HC. We used a fast low-angle shot sequence with variable spin-lock intervals for monoexponential T1ρ fitting. Cartilage was manually segmented to extract T1ρ values.
Results: We studied 29 OLT patients (age 31.7 ± 7.5 years, 15 females, body mass index [BMI] 25.0 ± 3.4 kg/m2) and 29 HC (age 25.2 ± 4.3 years, 17 females, BMI 22.5 ± 2.3 kg/m2. T1ρ values of OLT (50.4 ± 3.4 ms) were higher than those of intact cartilage regions of OLT patients (47.2 ± 3.4 ms; p = 0.003) and matched HC cartilage (48.1 ± 3.3 ms; p = 0.030). Axial loading and traction induced significant T1ρ changes in the intact cartilage regions of patients (loading, mean difference -1.1 ms; traction, mean difference 1.4 ms; p = 0.030 for both) and matched HC cartilage (-2.2 ms, p = 0.003; 2.3 ms, p = 0.030; respectively), but not in the OLT itself (-1.3 ms; p = 0.150; +1.9 ms; p = 0.150; respectively).
Conclusion: Increased T1ρ values may serve as a biomarker of cartilage degeneration in OLT. The absence of load- and traction-induced T1ρ changes in OLT compared to intact cartilage suggests that T1ρ may reflect altered biomechanical properties of hyaline cartilage.
Trial registration: DRKS, DRKS00024010. Registered 11 January 2021, https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00024010 .
Relevance statement: T1ρ mapping has the potential to evaluate compositional and biomechanical properties of the talar cartilage and may improve therapeutic decision-making in patients with osteochondral lesions.
Key points: T1ρ values in osteochondral lesions increased compared to intact cartilage. Significant load- and traction-induced T1ρ changes were observed in visually intact regions and in healthy controls but not in osteochondral lesions. T1ρ may serve as an imaging biomarker for biomechanical properties of cartilage.