Assessment of subchondral bone marrow lesions in knee osteoarthritis by MRI: a comparison of fluid sensitive and contrast enhanced sequences

Table 3 Comparison of CEA-BML and STIR-BML measurements of all 44 examinations, relative and absolute values

Method	Area	CEA-BML% vs. STIR-BML%			CEA-BML vs. STIR-BML, absolute values, mm³
Method	Area	Bias^a	95% CI		Bias^a	95% CI
MS	Femur	−3.52	−5.93	−1.12	−403	−651	−156
MS	Tibia	−3.23	−5.23	−1.22	−616	−860	−373
CAS	Femur	5.31	2.36	8.25	675	303	1046
CAS	Tibia	4.11	1.72	6.50	237	34	474

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