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Combined MR imaging towards subject-specific knee contact analysis

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A combined magnetic resonance (MR) imaging method has been proposed to investigate individual’s knee functionality quantitatively under weight-bearing condition. High resolution MR data were acquired first to reconstruct the subject-specific anatomical model. A dynamic MR acquisition was obtained afterwards to record the motion of knee joint. A tri-rigid registration was applied to retrieve the knee joint motion, leading to a 12 degree-of-freedom (DoF) knee functional model. Using this model, the tibiofemoral contact mechanism was studied and analysed in both 2D and 3D. A mathematical definition of contact points of cartilage surfaces is given by modelling these surfaces as manifolds. It is believed that such subject-specific motion of contact points on cartilage surfaces of femur and two tibia plateaus can provide valuable insights for clinical applications such as knee replacement surgery.

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  1. Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    Bailiang Chen, Tryphon Lambrou, Martin Fry & Andrew Todd-Pokropek

  2. Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    Tryphon Lambrou

  3. Academic Unit of Child Health, Room C4, Stephenson Wing, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK

    Amaka Offiah

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Chen, B., Lambrou, T., Offiah, A. et al. Combined MR imaging towards subject-specific knee contact analysis. Vis Comput 27, 121–128 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-010-0535-x

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