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Project Number: | I01RX002604-01A1 |
| Title: | Quantitative Measurement of Joint pH with Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Principal Investigator: | Eric Y Chang |
| Location: | San Diego, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 52 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | February 2018 - January 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $218,931 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$920,124 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) is based on clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings. Although diagnostic imaging is widely practiced, observations gained through diagnostic imaging do not necessarily reflect the patient’s experience of pain, which is the most important presenting feature in the clinical syndrome of OA. In fact, studies have estimated that less than 50% of individuals with radiographic knee OA report knee pain. The determinants of pain in OA are not well understood, but m... |