Figure 3.

A) Sagittal T2 weighted DESS image shows medial femoro-tibial compartment (average thickness of articular cartilage in MFC ~1.5 mm and MTC ~1.15 mm). B) Corresponding color coded sagittal T1 map of medial femoro-tibial compartment (average T1 relaxation time of articular cartilage [in ROI 1, 2 and 3] for MFC ~895.3 ms and [in ROI 4, 5 and 6] for MTC ~854.81 ms). C) Color coded sagittal T2 map of medial femoro-tibial compartment (average T2 relaxation time of articular cartilage [in ROI 1, 2 and 3] MFC ~36.3 ms and [in ROI 4, 5 and 6] for MTC ~33.18 ms). D) Sagittal T2 weighted DESS image shows lateral femoro-tibial compartment (average thickness of articular cartilage in LFC ~2.25 mm and LTC ~2.03 mm). E) Corresponding color coded sagittal T1 map of lateral femoro-tibial compartment (average T1 relaxation time of articular cartilage [in ROI 1, 2 and 3] for LFC ~946.26 ms and [in ROI 4, 5 and 6] for LTC ~928.1 ms). F) Color coded sagittal T2 map of lateral femoro-tibial compartment (average T2 relaxation time of articular cartilage [in ROI 1, 2 and 3] for LFC ~38.21 ms and [in ROI 4, 5 and 6] for LTC ~40.1 ms) G) Coronal Tl weighted STIR image shows average thickness of body of medial meniscus. H) Sagittal T1 weighted SPGR image shows average thickness of anterior and posterior horn of medial meniscus. I) and J) Color coded sagittal Tl map shows average T1 relaxation time (in ROI 1, 2 and 3) of medial meniscus ~598.45 ms. K) and L) Color coded sagittal T2 map shows average T2 relaxation time (in ROI 1, 2 and 3) of medial meniscus ~14.63 ms. M) Coronal T1 weighted STIR image shows average thickness of body of lateral meniscus. N) Sagittal T1 weighted SPGR image shows average thickness of anterior and posterior horn of lateral meniscus. O) and P) Color coded sagittal T1 map shows average T1 relaxation time (in ROI 1, 2 and 3) of lateral meniscus ~603.31 ms. Q) and R) Color coded sagittal T2 map shows average T2 relaxation time (in ROI 1, 2 and 3) of lateral meniscus ~17.46 ms