New MRI Scan Detects Early Arthritis

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A new MRI test promises to detect osteoarthritis early, when treatments are most helpful.

The technique also detects spinal disc degeneration, report NYU researchers Alexej Jerschow, PhD, and Ravinder R. Regatte, PhD, at the 236th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, held Aug. 17-21 in Philadelphia.

"Our methods have the potential of providing early warning signs for cartilage disorders like osteoarthritis, thus potentially avoiding surgery and physical therapy later on," Jerschow says in a news release

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