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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2025

Evaluation of infrapatellar fat pad elasticity in knee osteoarthritis using IVIM-DWI-based virtual MR elastography: repeatability and reproducibility analysis.

Hui Tan, Qiuju Fan, Yong Yu, Nan Yu, Shaoyu Wang, Shunlin Guo

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Hui TanThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Qiuju FanDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China.
Yong YuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China.
Nan YuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China.
Shaoyu WangMR Senior Scientific Marketing Specialist, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, China.
Shunlin GuoThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China. guoshl@lzu.edu.cn.

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Special Research Plan Projects of the Shaanxi Provincial Education Department No. 22JK0356the General Projects of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology 2023-YBSF-020
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Abstract

backgroundFibrosis of the infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) leads to changes in its stiffness, which may impact knee osteoarthritis. However, few studies have utilized virtual MR elastography to assess the variations of the IPFP. This study aimed to evaluate the value of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI)-based virtual MR elastography (vMRE) in the IPFP by assessing the test-retest repeatability, as well as intra- and inter-observer reproducibility.

methodsA total of 71 subjects underwent IVIM-DWI examinations, which were conducted twice with an interval of 30-60 min using an 18-channel knee coil at 3T. Shifted apparent diffusion coefficient (sADC) was calculated from two different sets of b-values (b = 200/800 sec/mm

resultsThe mean and SD values of μ

conclusionsIVIM-DWI-based vMRE demonstrated significant potential as a reliable tool for measuring tissue elasticity in the IPFP, exhibiting higher repeatability for μ

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Adipose TissueDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingElasticity Imaging TechniquesKnee JointOsteoarthritis, KneePatellaAdultAgedElasticityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsDiffusion-weighted imagingElastographyInfrapatellar fat padIntravoxel incoherent motionOsteoarthritis

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