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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 Comparative distal femoral cartilage SWV value between the study and the control groups

From: MRI T2 mapping and quantitative ultrasound shear wave elastography in cartilage integrity assessment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients

 

Study group

Control group

P- Value

Mean SWV value + _SD

Range

Mean SWV value + _SD

Range

Medial condyle cartilage

6.78 + _1.57

3.97–9.94

6.05 + _1.34

3.61–9.06

0.0212

Intercondylar cartilage

8.14 + _1.01

6.04–9.93

7.77 + _1.03

5.48–9.91

0.02103

Lateral condyle cartilage

7.09 + _1.48

4.07–9.93

6.67 + _1.44

3.95–9.61

0.0185

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