Table 2:

Pearson’s correlation coefficients of UTE-MRI bicomponent and tricomponent T2* results with microstructural and mechanical properties of cortical bone strips

		μCT			4-point bending test
		Porosity	Pore size	Young modulus	Yield stress	Ultimate stress	Failure energy
Bicomponent model	Frac BW	−0.65 P<0.01	−0.61 P<0.01	0.52 P<0.01	0.52 P<0.01	0.54 P<0.01	0.44 P<0.01
	T2* BW	−0.47 P<0.01	−0.34 P<0.01	0.14 P=0.11	0.15 P=0.08	0.18 P=0.04	0.20 P=0.02
	Frac PW	0.65 P<0.01	0.61 P<0.01	−0.52 P<0.01	−0.52 P<0.01	−0.54 P<0.01	−0.44 P<0.01
	T2* PW	0.42 P<0.01	0.35 P<0.01	−0.13 P=0.12	−0.19 P=0.03	−0.20 P=0.02	−0.12 P=0.48
Tricomponent model	Frac Fat	0.55 P<0.01	0.41 P<0.01	−0.41 P<0.01	−0.47 P<0.01	−0.46 P<0.01	−0.33 P<0.01
	T2* Fat	−0.14 P=0.11	−0.10 P=0.26	0.25 P<0.01	0.28 P<0.01	0.27 P<0.01	0.19 P<0.01
	Frac BW	−0.70 P<0.01	−0.61 P<0.01	0.58 P<0.01	0.61 P<0.01	0.62 P<0.01	0.48 P<0.01
	T2* BW	−0.58 P<0.01	−0.40 P<0.01	0.32 P<0.01	0.33 P<0.01	0.35 P<0.01	0.31 P<0.01
	Frac PW	0.62 P<0.01	0.60 P<0.01	−0.55 P<0.01	−0.55 P<0.01	−0.57 P<0.01	−0.47 P<0.01
	T2* PW	0.35 P<0.01	0.29 P<0.01	−0.04 P=65	−0.05 P=0.56	−0.05 P=0.53	0.00 P=0.27