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 3

values of independent-samples T-test for bi- and single-component T2 analysis results of knee joints sample and five healthy volunteers, at PT, PCL, and ACL.

parameters	Sample				Volunteer
	PT_PCL		PCL_ACL	PT_ACL	PT_PCL	PCL_ACL	PT_ACL
Bi-component		0.24	0.73	0.45	0.01	0.01	0.01
	T2	0.21	0.28	0.46	0.63	0.47	0.01
		0.24	0.69	0.47	0.01	0.01	0.01
	T2	0.28	0.18	0.61	0.88	0.41	0.04
Single-component	T2	0.58	0.23	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.01

PCL: posterior cruciate ligament, ACL: anterior cruciate ligament, and PT: patella tendon. P values < 0.05 indicate significant difference; 0.01 < P values < 0.001 are highly statistically significant.