Monte Carlo simulations of Donnan equilibrium in cartilage

Jenny Algotsson, Torbjörn Åkesson, Jan Forsman

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Abstract

(23) Na magnetic resonance imaging and the delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging methods to investigate cartilage can be used to determine the fixed charge density of cartilage. The methods give results that differ by a factor of 2. In this study, we use Monte Carlo simulations on a model system of cartilage and find that the difference originates from the Coulombic intermolecular interactions between the ions in the cartilage, and in the synovial fluid. Those interactions are neglected in the standard Donnan analysis that generally is adopted to evaluate magnetic resonance imaging data. Magn Reson Med, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1298-1302
JournalMagnetic Resonance in Medicine
Volume68
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Theoretical Chemistry (S) (011001039), Physical Chemistry 1 (S) (011001006)

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  • Radiology and Medical Imaging

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