Table 2.
Quantitative MT modeling measurements* for in vivo human tibial cortical bone (N = 5).
| f (%) | T2m (μs) | R1w (s−1) | RM0m (s−1) | RM0w (s−1) | Residuals (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61.3 | 15.5 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 54.2 | 16.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 51.1 | 15.6 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 48.8 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 56.9 | 14.4 | 8.7 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 2.9 |
*
f = macromolecular fraction; T2m = T2 relaxation time of macromolecular pool; R1w = spin-lattice relaxation rate of water pool; RM0m = proton exchange rate from water to macromolecular pool; RM0w = proton exchange rate from macromolecular to water pool, Residuals = Residual of fitting.