Search Tag: knee cartilage

IMAGING Management

Rsna15-mobile-mri-tracked-marathon-runners

2015 30 Nov

An imaging study has identified cartilage regeneration in long-distance runners. Ultra-distance running places tremendous stress on the body and this research provides detailed information on how the various organ systems change and adapt in response to that stress, according to researchers, who used a mobile MRI truck to follow marathon runners for...Read more

IMAGING Management

Rsna15-mri-reveals-weight-loss-protects-knees

2015 30 Nov

Weight loss can help to slow the degeneration of knee cartilage for obese people, according to a new MRI study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Researchers say that substantial weight loss can also reduce the risk of developing osteoarthritis. Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis, a...Read more