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

Table 4 Comparison of CEA-BML and STIR-BML volume in all 44 examinations, absolute values

Segmentation method	Area	Median CEA-BML and STIR-BML volume (25th - 75th quartile), mm³
Segmentation method	Area	T1 CE FS	STIR
MS	Femur	655 (0–2435)	812 (0–3203)
MS	Tibia	439 (0–1848)	942 (0–3032)
CAS	Femur	1281 (251–3715)	568 (150–2399)
CAS	Tibia	597 (207–2633)	295 (137–1591)
CAS^a	Femur	881 (199–2614)^a	N.A.
CAS^a	Tibia	384 (195–2082)^a	N.A.

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