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Advances in the Diagnostics of Osteoarthritis
This special issue belongs to the section “Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases of the musculoskeletal system affecting individual patients and healthcare systems worldwide. The diagnostics of osteoarthritis is mainly based on medical history, clinical examination and conventional radiographs. These diagnostic measures have not changed for decades. Recent advances in medical technology might influence the diagnostics and future treatment of OA. This Special Issue focuses on current and potential future diagnostic methods from clinical examination to computer-based diagnostic algorithms.
Dr. Lukas A. Holzer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- osteoarthritis
- clinical scores
- X-ray
- sonography
- MRI
- CT
- bone density scan (DXA)
- patient-reported outcome measures (PROM)
- molecular markers
- genetic markers
- artificial intelligence
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