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. 2019 Aug;9(8):1368–1382. doi: 10.21037/qims.2019.08.08

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
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.