Single- and Bicomponent Analyses of T2 Relaxation in Knee Tendon and Ligament by Using 3D Ultrashort Echo Time Cones (UTE Cones) Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Table 2

Bi- and single-component T2 analysis result for knee joint samples and healthy volunteers at PT, PCL, and ACL.

parameters	Samples				Volunteer
	PT		PCL	ACL	PT	PCL	ACL
Bi-component		80.44±8.31	75.50±6.49	79.24±7.43	90.54±2.69	87.02±3.85	21.91±9.05
	T2	1.53±0.31	1.86±0.45	1.63±0.31	1.40±0.50	1.56±0.71	2.01±0.45
		19.56±8.31	24.50±6.49	21.30±7.44	9.45±2.69	13.04±3.91	78.62±8.17
	T2	11.83±4.63	13.53±3.46	13.58±6.59	12.96±1.08	12.81±3.47	13.08±3.38
Single-component	T2	2.17±0.49	2.64±0.46	2.18±0.49	2.05±0.27	2.21±0.96	7.65±1.29

SD: standard deviation; PCL: posterior cruciate ligament; ACL: anterior cruciate ligament; PT: patellar tendon.