Figure 3.
Examples for T2-maps of cases 3 (A) and 4 (B). Despite obvious alterations of the subchondral bone, the T2 values of the repair tissue are similar to the adjacent native cartilage; in case 3 (A), a zonal organization of the T2 values can be seen; T2 is lower near the subchondral plate (blue) and increases toward the surface (green) both in the repair tissue and in the adjacent reference cartilage.