University of Saskatchewan researchers find ways to detect osteoarthritis earlier [Video]

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are developing new ways to address osteoarthritis using one-of-a-kind technology.

It could very much be a game-changer in helping those living with pain due to osteoarthritis work done at University of Saskatchewan’s college of medicine to tackle the problem from a different angle.

Working with the Canadian Light Source and Canada’s only synchrotron, researchers are using a technique called phase contrast imaging to provide a high-resolution, 3D image of joint cartilage with more detail than typically seen at a hospital.

“We found that the synchrotron was just way better, has better resolution, and was able to give much finer detail of the cartilage in a way that actually the MRIs are overestimating how much good articular cartilage you have,” said Brian Eames, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine professor.

Eames explains that osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints with a progressive loss of cartilage which results in pain.

The research hopes to …