Table 3.

Summary of MR parameters in volunteers and patients, and statistical significance of the mean difference in different tendon structures

	Region	Volunteers		Patients		P values
		Mean	Standard deviation	Mean	Standard deviation
T2*m	Bulk	3.35	0.45	6.56	1.70	0.001*
	INS	3.45	0.49	5.32	0.77	0.049*
	MID	4.42	1.16	8.91	1.88	0.033*
	MTJ	2.17	0.39	5.47	1.51	0.021*
T2*s	Bulk	0.68	0.05	0.87	0.08	<0.001*
	INS	0.68	0.05	0.95	0.16	0.006*
	MID	0.78	0.29	0.97	0.13	0.097
	MTJ	0.58	0.17	0.67	0.13	0.183
T2*l	Bulk	16.99	7.11	19.83	7.13	0.538
	INS	13.49	3.80	16.87	6.47	0.264
	MID	17.37	3.10	23.41	6.21	0.279
	MTJ	20.13	5.21	19.21	7.67	0.082
Short component	Bulk	58	10	60	9	2.150
	INS	56	11	61	8	0.259
	MID	56	11	61	9	0.144
	MTJ	57	12	62	6	0.078
Long component	Bulk	42	11	40	9	2.150
	INS	39	8	39	7	0.259
	MID	44	11	39	9	0.144
	MTJ	43	12	38	6	0.078
B/M	Bulk	7.29	2.30	3.39	1.27	0.012*
	INS	4.26	1.91	2.62	1.73	0.291
	MID	7.96	2.89	2.64	1.29	0.157
	MTJ	9.67	2.61	4.92	2.24	0.04*

Asterisk indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05)