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= Target Outcome =

Scoring of the Open Knee(s) based on magnetic resonance imaging as an indicator of their health status

= Prerequisites =

== Previous Protocols ==

For more details, see [[Specifications/ExperimentationAnatomicalImaging]].

= Protocols =

== Input ==

 * Magnetic resonance image sets (DICOM or NIfTI format)

== Procedures ==

Potential scoring systems include MOAKS, WORMS, and BLOKS (see references)

== Output ==

 * Specimen score

= References =

 * Hunter DJ, Guermazi A, Lo GH, Grainger AJ, Conaghan PG, Boudreau RM, Roemer FW. Evolution of semi-quantitative whole joint assessment of knee OA: MOAKS (MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score). Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2011 Aug;19(8):990-1002. [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21645627|PubMed]]
 * Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Haugen IK, Crema MD, Hayashi D. MRI-based semiquantitative scoring of joint pathology in osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2013 Apr;9(4):236-51. [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23321609|PubMed]]