Table 3 Contrast ratios of specimens stored in different concentrations of PFA
From: Ultra-high-field MRI of postmortem human fetal wrist joints: initial experience
Specimen number | PFA concentration | Weeks in PFA | CCB | TFC | PQM | Ratios | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Area (mm2) | Mean | SD | Area (mm2) | Mean | SD | Area (mm2) | CCB/TFC | CCB/PQM | |||
6 | 0.2% | 6 | 2,727.4 | 56.9 | 3.5 | 2,559.5 | 155.4 | 2.5 | 2,698.3 | 53.6 | 3.2 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
6a | 0.2% | 24 | 2,800.2 | 44.3 | 2.0 | 2,429.5 | 222.8 | 0.7 | 2,684.8 | 46.0 | 5.4 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
1 | 4% | 8 | 35,352.5 | 404.3 | 1.0 | 31,418.5 | 1,232.9 | 0.3 | 28,514.2 | 1,342.7 | 2.2 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
2 | 4% | 24 | 1,690.6 | 28.3 | 0.8 | 1,797.4 | 48.8 | 0.3 | 13,69.2 | 79.9 | 1.3 | -0.03 | 0.11 |