- Imaging Approaches to Quantify Tissue Structure and Function from the Microscale to the Macroscale

Clinical and laboratory assessments of musculoskeletal tissue pathology often rely on imaging techniques to provide quantitative information on the functional, structural, or mechanical properties of the tissue. A wide variety of imaging approaches have been developed to characterize the structural and functional properties of musculoskeletal tissues at different scales. In this chapter, a brief overview of the current and emerging diagnostic

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18.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................485 18.2 Image Modalities for Obtaining Structural Data ..........................................................486