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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Beyond the Surface: Nutritional Interventions Integrated with Diagnostic Imaging Tools to Target and Preserve Cartilage Integrity: A Narrative Review.

Salvatore Lavalle, Rosa Scapaticci, Edoardo Masiello, Valerio Mario Salerno, Renato Cuocolo, Roberto Cannella, Matteo Botteghi, Alessandro Orro, Raoul Saggini, Sabrina Donati Zeppa and 4 more

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Salvatore LavalleDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-5556-6259
Rosa ScapaticciInstitute for the Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, National Research Council of Italy, 80124 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6363-9253
Edoardo MasielloDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-0810-409X
Valerio Mario SalernoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.
Renato CuocoloDepartment of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1452-1574
Roberto CannellaDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3808-0785
Matteo BotteghiExperimental Pathology Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-9725-1277
Alessandro OrroInstitute of Biomedical Technologies CNR, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20054 Segrate, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2581-9579
Raoul SagginiFaculty of Psychology, eCampus University, 22060 Novedrate, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2729-0461
Sabrina Donati ZeppaDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy.
Alessia BartolacciDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9028-7740
Vilberto StocchiDepartment of Human Sciences for the Promotion of Quality of Life, University San Raffaele, 20132 Roma, Italy.
Giovanni PiccoliDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8114-7888
Francesco PegreffiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6788-6040

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This narrative review provides an overview of the various diagnostic tools used to assess cartilage health, with a focus on early detection, nutrition intervention, and management of osteoarthritis. Early detection of cartilage damage is crucial for effective patient management. Traditional diagnostic tools like radiography and conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences are more suited to detecting late-stage structural changes. This paper highlights advanced imaging techniques, including sodium MRI, T2 mapping, T1ρ imaging, and delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage, which provide valuable biochemical information about cartilage composition, particularly the glycosaminoglycan content and its potential links to nutrition-related factors influencing cartilage health. Cartilage degradation is often linked with inflammation and measurable via markers like CRP and IL-6 which, although not specific to cartilage breakdown, offer insights into the inflammation affecting cartilage. In addition to imaging techniques, biochemical markers, such as collagen breakdown products and aggrecan fragments, which reflect metabolic changes in cartilage, are discussed. Emerging tools like optical coherence tomography and hybrid positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) are also explored, offering high-resolution imaging and combined metabolic and structural insights, respectively. Finally, wearable technology and biosensors for real-time monitoring of osteoarthritis progression, as well as the role of artificial intelligence in enhancing diagnostic accuracy through pattern recognition in imaging data are addressed. While these advanced diagnostic tools hold great potential for early detection and monitoring of osteoarthritis, challenges remain in clinical translation, including validation in larger populations and integration into existing clinical workflows and personalized treatment strategies for cartilage-related diseases.

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artificial intelligencebiochemical cartilage compositionbiochemical markerscartilage integritydiagnostic toolsosteoarthritispersonalized strategiesvitamin D and calcium

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