Research Directions
The Majumdar/Link Lab is part of the Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group (MQIR) at UCSF.
Osteoarthritis
- Analysis of the nonsymptomatic incidence cohort of the Osteoarthritis Initiative in relation to physical activity
- Characterizing the spatial distribution of cartilage T2 using texture analysis
- Interrelationship between trabecular bone and articular cartilage of the knee joint in early OA
- Quantitative assessment of the meniscus using 3 tesla MRI
- Small animal studies in osteoarthritis
- Weight-bearing MRI for analysis of knee OA
Bone and Cartilage Characterization
- 3-D image registration of MR images for the analysis of trabecular bone parameters
- Coil correction of magnetic resonance images for trabecular bone analysis
- Ex vivo quantitative µCT imaging of bone composition
- In vivo HR-pQCT and MRI structure measurements and visualization of macro-porosity
- Quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure with magnetic resonance imaging at 7 tesla
- Quantification of cortical bone water using ultrashort echo-time radial MRI
Spine
- In vivo 3 tesla magnetic resonance T1ρ relaxation mapping of intervertebral discs
- Identification of magnetic resonance spectroscopic markers for intervertebral disc degeneration and correlation to biochemical findings
Stem Cells
Wrist
