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Table 2.

T2 and DCE-MRI perfusion parameters in the IPFP. p values of the difference between T2-hyperintense region and tissue with normal signal intensity are reported. IQR = interquartile range

	T2 relaxation time (ms)		Ktrans × 1000 (min⁻¹)			Kep × 1000 (min⁻¹)			Ve × 1000 (unit-less)			Vp × 1000 (unit-less)
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	p value^†	Median	IQR	p value^†	Median	IQR	p value^†	Median	IQR	p value^†
OA patients
T2-hyperintense region	61.40	31.27	39.03	65.79	0.017*	197.57	198.66	0.079	157.19	259.45	0.010*	2.09	6.15	0.363
Normal signal intensity	36.39	6.15	24.73	22.76	0.017*	163.49	131.83	0.079	119.18	151.43	0.010*	1.03	5.98	0.363
PFP patients
T2-hyperintense region	52.30	10.66	11.07	13.49	0.552	173.41	198.61	0.552	143.00	128.37	0.917	0.22	0.52	0.477
Normal signal intensity	33.85	4.62	13.61	10.09	0.552	112.86	181.96	0.552	143.95	125.33	0.917	0.11	0.39	0.477
Controls
T2-hyperintense region	53.67	15.49	9.84	17.28	0.363	91.00	97.38	0.778	160.62	255.09	0.510	0.13	0.70	0.075
Normal signal intensity	32.71	4.74	14.36	23.02	0.363	122.28	117.59	0.778	181.53	116.12	0.510	0.01	0.18	0.075

^†Wilcoxon signed-rank test

* p values < 0.05