Table 2.
Average values (±SDs) of parameters on the meniscus-covered (C) and uncovered (UC) regions.
| Absolute thickness (μm) |
Relative thickness (%) |
T2(0°) (ms) |
T2(55°) (ms) |
T1Gd (ms) |
GAG (mg/ml) |
GAG (μg) |
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| C | UC | p | C | UC | p | C | UC | p | C | UC | p | C | UC | p | C | UC | p | C | UC | p | |
| Bulk | 907.6 (187.9) | 1251.6 (218.4) | *** | 25.8 (4.5) | 22.9 (5.3) | *** | 43.6 (8.1) | 51.1 (8.5) | *** | 536 (79) | 514 (58) | *** | 86.0 (15.3) | 70.0 (8.8) | *** | 10.92 (3.23) | 12.22 (1.98) | * | |||
| SZ | 40.2 (8.8) | 34.6 (10.8) | *** | 4.9 (2.2) | 2.8 (1.0) | *** | 49.1 (13.1) | 52.1 (13.6) | ** | 53.1 (12.5) | 55.0 (13.8) | – | 301 (60) | 268 (31) | *** | 37.7 (10.8) | 29.0 (5.4) | *** | 0.23 (0.09) | 0.14 (0.06) | *** |
| TZ | 147.9 (30.1) | 133.3 (25.2) | *** | 17.1 (5.3) | 10.8 (3.0) | *** | 52.7 (9.6) | 54.5 (10.9) | * | 55.3 (12.0) | 62.4 (13.8) | *** | 374 (80) | 317 (46) | *** | 46.8 (15.8) | 37.0 (6.5) | *** | 1.15 (0.42) | 0.70 (0.20) | *** |
| RZ1 | 356.2 (104.6) | 548.1 (102.4) | *** | 39.5 (3.4) | 43.5 (1.5) | *** | 22.5 (4.4) | 22.8 (6.2) | – | 46.8 (10.4) | 59.3 (11.5) | *** | 533 (85) | 473 (71) | *** | 79.3 (17.9) | 62.3 (9.8) | *** | 4.29 (1.36) | 4.80 (0.90) | – |
| RZ2 | 347.8 (104.7) | 540.6 (150.8) | *** | 38.6 (3.5) | 42.8 (1.7) | *** | 9.2 (2.0) | 9.9 (2.7) | *** | 32.2 (7.4) | 38.6 (7.2) | *** | 658 (81) | 636 (60) | *** | 111.0 (15.5) | 90.9 (7.7) | *** | 5.55 (1.85) | 6.75 (1.28) | ** |
C: N = 470, UC: N = 280 for each parameter except GAG (μg) C: N = 47, UC: N = 28.
The statistical results of Student’s t-test between C and UC of parameters (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001; −p>0.05) are shown.