Role of adding T2 mapping sequence to the routine MR imaging protocol in the assessment of articular knee cartilage in osteoarthritis

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Cartilage mean T2 values and differences by variables of tested subjects

Variables of tested subjects		T2 value (ms)		Test value	p value	Sig.
Variables of tested subjects		Mean ± SD	Range	Test value	p value	Sig.
Age	<25	52.78 ± 11.88	31-67	2.291	0.074	NS
	26-35	51.87 ± 14.58	32-74
	36-45	49.45 ± 14.84	33-74
	46-55	52.62 ± 19.67	31-75
	>55	69.29 ± 10.05	54-87
Gender	Female	56.5 ± 14.48	32-74	0.696	0.490	NS
Gender	Male	53.11 ± 15.8	31-87	0.696	0.490	NS
Routine MRI	Normal by MRI	45.5 ± 13.75	31-74	5.688	<0.001	HS
Routine MRI	Abnormal by MRI	64.95 ± 9.29	46-87	5.688	<0.001	HS
Compartment	Anterior	51.11 ± 19.97	31-87	0.603	0.551	NS
	Medial	52.88 ± 13.84	31-74
	Lateral	57.29 ± 15.21	32-75

p value >0.05: non significant (NS); p value <0.05: significant (S); p value< 0.01: highly significant (HS)