Quantitative T2-Mapping and T2<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow/><mml:mrow><mml:mo>⁎</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:math>-Mapping Evaluation of Changes in Cartilage Matrix after Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture and the Correlation between the Results of Both Methods

Abstract

The early degeneration could occur in various knee cartilage compartments after acute ACL rupture, especially in the superficial layer of LT. T2^⁎-mapping might be more sensitive in detecting deep layer of cartilage than T2-mapping.