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Osteoarthritic Cartilage Is More Homogeneous Than Healthy Cartilage Identification of a Superior Region of Interest Colocalized With a Major Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis
Academic Radiology, 09/28/2007
Qazi, A.A., et al. - Conclusion: The validation study supported the use of cartilage homogeneity as a tool for the early detection of knee OA and for separating groups of healthy subjects from those who have disease. Our automatic, unbiased partitioning algorithm based on a general statistical framework outlined the cartilage region of interest that best separated healthy from OA conditions on the basis of homogeneity discrimination. We have shown that OA affects certain areas of the cartilage more distinctly, and these areas are located more toward the peripheral region of the cartilage
