Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage

Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage or dGEMRIC measures the fixed-charge density and relative proteoglycan content of articular cartilage using the spin-lattice relaxation time or T1 relaxation time.^[1] Current research is investigating the clinical application of dGEMRIC as a quantitative tool for monitoring cartilage function in diseased or repair cartilage.^[2]

Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage
dGEMRIC T1 Map of knee cartilage
Purpose	measures relative proteoglycan content of articular cartilage