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The evolution of articular cartilage imaging and its impact on clinical practice

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Over the past four decades, articular cartilage imaging has developed rapidly. Imaging now plays a critical role not only in clinical practice and therapeutic decisions but also in the basic research probing our understanding of cartilage physiology and biomechanics.

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Winalski, C.S., Rajiah, P. The evolution of articular cartilage imaging and its impact on clinical practice. Skeletal Radiol 40, 1197–1222 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1226-z

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