Characterization of early stage cartilage degradation using diffuse reflectance near infrared spectroscopy.

Journal article

Interest in localized and early stage treatment technologies for joint conditions such as osteoarthritis is growing rapidly. It has therefore become important to develop objective measures capable of characterizing the earliest (non-visible) changes associated with degeneration to aid treatment procedures. In addition to assessing tissue before treatment, it is further important to develop an effective, non-destructive means of monitoring post-treatment tissue healing, and of providing the hi...

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Authors: Brown, C; Jayadev, C; Glyn-Jones, S; Carr, A; Murray, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Physics in medicine and biology
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 2299-2307
• Publication date: 2011-04-01
• DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/7/024
• EISSN: 1361-6560
• ISSN: 0031-9155
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diffusion; Spectrophotometry, Infrared; Orthopedics; Cartilage Diseases; Animals; Cartilage, Articular; Cattle; Early Diagnosis