Validation of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging-based apparent bone volume fraction in peri-articular tibial bone of cadaveric knees

Table 1 Demographic and structural characteristics of the cadaveric specimens

Variable	Cadaver 1	Cadaver 2	Cadaver 3	Cadaver 4	Cadaver 5
Race	Caucasian	Caucasian	Caucasian	Caucasian	Caucasian
Sex	Male	Male	Female	Male	Female
Age (years)	72	53	57	76	78
Height (m)	1.75	1.70	1.64	1.73	1.68
Weight (kg)	59	70	57	96	48
Right knee: Medial Tibia
microCT BV/TV (%)	44.98	28.39	15.28	32.16	12.13
MRI BV/TV (%)	4.32	1.23	2.03	4.25	0.09
Left knee: Medial Tibia
microCT BV/TV (%)	33.74	31.79	15.55	38.11	14.26
MRI BV/TV (%)	5.03	0.62	1.17	3.02	0.20

Notes: microCT = micro-computed tomography, BV/TV = bone volume fraction, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.

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