Table 5. DMA at the six combined cartilage-to-bone models, i.e., from the three CT bone models and the two MRI cartilage models; registration was obtained by the talus model via ICP. Both the surfaces of the cartilage, toward the talus (top) and toward the tibia (bottom) are reported.
Variable | Max distance (+) | Max distance (−) | Mean distance | SD | RMS |
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Cartilage toward talus | |||||
STCT + MRI 1.5 T | 6.0 | −1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
STCT + MRI 3 T | 3.6 | −2.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
DECT + MRI 1.5 T | 6.0 | −1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
DECT + MRI 3 T | 3.6 | −2.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
CBCT + MRI 1.5 T | 6.0 | −0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
CBCT + MRI 3 T | 4.0 | −1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Cartilage toward tibia | |||||
STCT + MRI 1.5 T | 6.0 | −1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
STCT + MRI 3 T | 6.0 | −0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
DECT + MRI 1.5 T | 6.0 | −4.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
DECT + MRI 3 T | 6.0 | −1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
CBCT + MRI 1.5 T | 6.0 | −1.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
CBCT + MRI 3 T | 6.0 | −0.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
Measurements are in mm. DMA, distance map analysis; ICP, iterative closest point; STCT, standard CT; DECT, dual energy CT; CBCT, cone-beam CT; SD, standard deviation; RMS, root mean square; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.