Table 3.

Correlations between group means of MRI, CT density, ash weight and gravimetrically determined water fraction as predictors of elastic modulus and ultimate strength.

	EM (MPa)		US (MPa)
	R2	Slope	R2	Slope
31P MRI (%)	0.98b	530	0.99a	4.3
31P NMR (%)	0.99a	813	0.95b	6.3
1H MRI (%)	−0.98b	−297	−0.89	−2.2
CT-Density (mg/cm3)	0.88	18	0.95b	0.16
Ash Wt (%)	0.80	596	0.63	3.8
Water Conc. (%)	−0.86	−375	−0.74	−2.6

^ap<0.001;

^bp<0.05