Table 3.
Average values (±SDs) of parameters before (UL) and after (L) loading (paired data only) with the bulk strain for the whole tissue was 24%; 20% for the covered tissue and 29% for the uncovered tissue.
| Absolute thickness (μm) |
Relative thickness (%) |
T2(0°) (ms) |
T2(55°) (ms) |
T1Gd (ms) |
GAG (mg/ml) |
GAG (μg) |
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| UL | L | p | UL | L | p | UL | L | p | UL | L | p | UL | L | p | UL | L | p | UL | L | p | |
| Bulk | 1042.6 (176.3) | 780.8 (140.5) | *** | 26.9 (3.9) | 24.4 (4.7) | *** | 46.6 (8.3) | 39.1 (7.4) | *** | 529 (72) | 597 (90) | *** | 79.8 (15.3) | 113.2 (26.6) | *** | 11.60 (2.67) | 11.71 (2.52) | – | |||
| SZ | 39.1 (11.6) | 42.3 (15.3) | – | 3.6 (1.2) | 5.1 (2.0) | *** | 58.6 (10.7) | 39.1 (8.9) | *** | 60.7 (10.1) | 38.4 (11.0) | *** | 268 (35) | 419 (96) | *** | 34.2 (10.0) | 71.2 (22.4) | *** | 0.18 (0.06) | 0.44 (0.25) | *** |
| TZ | 134.9 (25.9) | 166.7 (33.2) | *** | 12.4 (3.3) | 20.2 (3.8) | *** | 59.1 (7.6) | 46.6 (10.7) | *** | 65.5 (10.7) | 49.4 (11.9) | *** | 328 (66) | 486 (108) | *** | 43.5 (13.8) | 86.4 (29.5) | *** | 0.86 (0.39) | 2.05 (0.90) | *** |
| RZ1 | 475.4 (89.2) | 321.1 (64.9) | *** | 42.4 (2.0) | 38.0 (2.5) | *** | 25.8 (4.4) | 20.6 (5.7) | *** | 51.4 (12.4) | 47.5 (10.3) | *** | 489 (85) | 562 (73) | *** | 71.9 (17.1) | 102.3 (23.7) | *** | 4.70 (0.95) | 4.49 (0.77) | *** |
| RZ2 | 467.9 (88.7) | 311.2 (66.8) | *** | 41.8 (2.2) | 36.8 (2.7) | *** | 11.2 (2.0) | 9.1 (2.2) | *** | 34.6 (7.9) | 33.7 (6.2) | *** | 658 (62) | 647 (63) | ** | 102.3 (16.1) | 121.7 (17.9) | *** | 6.64 (1.12) | 5.31 (1.22) | *** |
N = 470 for bulk, 230 for zone.
The statistical results of the paired Student’s t-test between UL and L on parameters (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, −p>0.05) are shown.