Same-model and cross-model variability in knee cartilage thickness measurements using 3D MRI systems
This study demonstrates that knee cartilage thickness measurements exhibit significantly higher variability across different MRI systems compared to repeated measurements on the same system, when analyzed using this specific software. This finding has important implications for multi-center studies and longitudinal assessments using different MRI systems and highlights the software-dependent nature of such variability assessments.
Authors
- Muneaki Ishijima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0920-0805)
- Kanto Nagai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8996-0299)
- Naofumi Hashiguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3029-2599)
- Nobuo Adachi
- Jun Masumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0492-0106)
- Ryosuke Kuroda
- Eiji Sasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4859-8473)
- Yasuyuki Ishibashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-7922)
- Haruka Kaneko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-8653)
- Hisako Katano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-895X)
- Makoto Tomita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3553-1701)
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Hirosaki University (JP)
- Fujifilm (Japan) (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Kobe University (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324912
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67
Funders
- Fujifilm Corporation