作者: Nils Männicke , Martin Schöne , Jukka Liukkonen , Dominik Fachet , Satu Inkinen
DOI: 10.1016/J.ULTRASMEDBIO.2016.01.018
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摘要: Apparent integrated backscatter (AIB) is a common ultrasound parameter used to assess cartilage matrix degeneration. However, the specific contributions of chondrocytes, proteoglycan and collagen AIB remain unknown. To reveal these relationships, this work examined biopsies cross sections human, ovine bovine with 40-MHz biomicroscopy. Site-matched estimates concentration, orientation cell number density were employed in quasi-least-squares linear regression analyses model AIB. A positive correlation (R(2) = 0.51, p 70°) sound beam direction. These findings indicate causal relationships between cartilage structural parameters could aid more sophisticated future interpretations backscatter.