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Assessment of zonal differences in cartilage and its ultra-structure may benefit from improved image quality, contrast, and resolution at ultra-high fields.
Here, magnetization transfer (MT) is evaluated for the assessment of cartilage repair. The feasibility of high resolution MT at 7T is demonstrated using MT
sensitized steady-state free precession (MT-SSFP). Evaluation of MT for normal and for cartilage repair tissue reveals significant differences between
healthy and affected articular cartilage. It is demonstrated that MT SSFP can successfully be used for the assessment of cartilage repair and areas of intact hyaline cartilage at 7T.
