Evaluation of focal cartilage lesions of the knee using MRI T2 mapping and delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC)

Table 3 Mean dGEMRIC values (ms) for the lateral femoral condyle

ROI	Control LC	Non Injured LC	Injured LC	p-value
ROI	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p-value
A	411 ± 98	383 ± 54	375 ± 68	p = 0.40
C	499 ± 109	491 ± 131	439 ± 96	p = 0.34
P	486 ± 94	477 ± 87	455 ± 125	p = 0.20

The control LC represents the lateral femoral condyle in the non-affected knee, the non-injured LC represents the values in the lateral femoral condyle in the knee in which the lateral condyle had a cartilage lesion, and the injured lateral LC is the condyle where the cartilage lesion is located
ROI region of interest, SD standard deviation; p-value, level of significance – one way ANOVA with Bonferroni corrections (p-value less than 0,01 for significance)

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