 The
mission of the CIA-MR is to
apply magnetic resonance technology to fundamental problems in
engineering and the physical sciences.
CIAMR HomeCIAMR PersonnelCIAMR FacilitiesMR-PET Scanner DevelopmentMagnetic LevitationMR Compatibility of Medical DevicesMR Analysis of Bioreactor Structure and FunctionIndustrial NMR ApplicationsMRI of Wood3D MRI of FoamTissue EngineeringMRI of KneesMicro NMR CoilsDepartment of RadiologyUniversity of Minnesota |
MRI of Knees In-vivo MRI of human knees One of the goals of the CIA-MR is to develop high resolution MR images of joint spaces, i.e. knees, wrists, spine, so the biomechanics of loading can be non-inasively studied. The CIA-MR is presently integrating volume rendering software that will segment images so cartilage can be separated from bone and muscle.  A series of human knee images acquired from the recently custom built 1.5 T MRI system. The images are from a multislice spin echo with a TE of 20 msec and a TR of 800 msec. Slice thickness is 4mm. The coil used was a 8 element low-pass quadrature birdcage design that fit over the knee. |
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