TABLE 1.
Mean T2 and thickness quantification for the femoral and tibial cartilage for each subject and over the cartilage of all subjects (mean ± SD)
| Subject | Sequence | T2 (ms) | Thickness (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femoral | Tibial | Femoral | Tibial | ||
| 1 | DESS | 27.9 ± 9.1 | 22.4 ± 12.4 | 1.68 | 2.16 |
| MESS | 29.3 ± 10.2 | 23.1 ± 9.7 | 1.86 | 2.19 | |
| 2 | DESS | 29.4 ± 10.2 | 23.0 ± 10.4 | 1.78 | 1.92 |
| MESS | 33.9 ± 13.3 | 30.5 ± 13.9 | 2.06 | 1.91 | |
| 3 | DESS | 26.9 ± 8.6 | 22.6 ± 11.3 | 1.99 | 2.08 |
| MESS | 28.7 ± 10.6 | 25.7 ± 11.7 | 2.12 | 2.26 | |
| 4 | DESS | 26.1 ± 9.4 | 24.9 ± 12.3 | 2.07 | 2.05 |
| MESS | 28.3 ± 9.8 | 25.7 ± 12.5 | 2.03 | 1.92 | |
| 5 | DESS | 24.7 ± 8.4 | 22.4 ± 10.8 | 1.90 | 2.11 |
| MESS | 25.9 ± 10.3 | 22.6 ± 9.7 | 1.86 | 2.08 | |
| Overall | DESS | 26.8 ± 9.2 | 23.0 ± 11.6 | 1.89 | 2.06 |
| MESS | 29.0 ± 11.1 | 25.3 ± 11.8 | 1.99 | 2.07 | |