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Osteoarthritis Cartilage2026September 10, 2026Journal Article

Fundamentals of Osteoarthritis 2026: Imaging.

Frank W Roemer1, Ali Guermazi2, Shadpour Demehri3, Wolfgang Wirth4, Felix Eckstein5, Richard Kijowski6
1Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building, 3rd floor, 820 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 3, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address: froemer@bu.edu.
2Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building, 3rd floor, 820 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiology, VA Boston Healthcare System, 1400 VFW Pkwy, Suite 1B105, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA. Electronic address: guermazi@bu.edu.
3Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolf Street, Park 311 Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: sdemehr1@jhmi.edu.
4Research Program for Musculoskeletal Imaging, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, & Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Strubergasse 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Chondrometrics, GmbH, Freilassing, Germany. Electronic address: wolfgang.wirth@pmu.ac.at.
5Research Program for Musculoskeletal Imaging, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, & Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Strubergasse 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Chondrometrics, GmbH, Freilassing, Germany. Electronic address: felix.eckstein@pmu.ac.at.
6RadNet, East Coast Operations, BECO Towers, 10461Mill Run Circle, Suite 1100, Owing Mills, MD, 21117, USA. Electronic address: kijowskir@hss.edu.
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent form of arthritis with major implications on both individual and public health care levels. The field of joint tissue imaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) with the introduction photon counting technology and weight-bearing CT, has evolved rapidly. This narrative review will provide an introduction to…

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