Table 1 Comparison of T2 and T2* values at 3 and 7 T for healthy controls and patients with chronic wrist pain at different anatomic locations

T2

Radius

43.8 ± 11.6

48.8 ± 9.8

0.045

0.34

38.2 ± 11.3

49.0 ± 14.1

0.002

0.45

Scaphoid

43.9 ± 7.9

56.3 ± 15.6

0.001

0.10

46.5 ± 9.6

53.7 ± 10.2

0.01

0.03

Lunate (radial)

34.3 ± 7.3

41.9 ± 11.0

0.03

0.05

34.7 ± 5.5

40.9 ± 9.6

0.01

0.45

Lunate (ulnar)

34.0 ± 5.9

42.1 ± 6.4

 < 0.001

0.45

35.1 ± 5.6

48.2 ± 9.4

 < 0.001

0.58

DRUJ

32.4 ± 10.5

40.6 ± 15.3

0.04

0.13

39.3 ± 18.2

45.0 ± 10.9

0.08

0.36

Capitate/lunate

44.2 ± 7.2

46.3 ± 13.0

0.25

0.62

43.4 ± 6.2

51.5 ± 10.2

0.001

0.41

TFCC CD

23.5 ± 5.9

26.7 ± 10.7

0.48

0.10

24.7 ± 8.5

31.2 ± 13.8

0.12

0.27

TFCC fA

29.3 ± 8.0

31.7 ± 16.8

0.38

0.26

33.3 ± 11.2

41.2 ± 26.4

0.06

0.30

TFCC aA

26.8 ± 6.0

29.0 ± 9.8

0.18

0.11

27.3 ± 4.3

32.9 ± 14.9

0.04

0.24

T2*

Radius

14.2 ± 1.6

8.6 ± 2.1

 < 0.001

0.01

14.4 ± 2.5

8.5 ± 2.2

 < 0.001

0.19

Scaphoid

17.1 ± 3.2

10.3 ± 3.1

 < 0.001

0.21

17.6 ± 3.4

10.7 ± 3.4

 < 0.001

0.11

Lunate (radial)

16.3 ± 4.3

9.4 ± 2.6

 < 0.001

0.48

16.5 ± 3.3

11.1 ± 3.4

 < 0.001

0.36

Lunate (ulnar)

17.8 ± 3.1

11.9 ± 3.0

 < 0.001

0.40

18.8 ± 4.4

12.5 ± 3.5

 < 0.001

0.42

DRUJ

14.4 ± 2.7

11.4 ± 3.4

0.001

0.36

17.9 ± 5.0

12.4 ± 4.3

 < 0.001

0.38

Capitate/lunate

19.7 ± 3.3

11.4 ± 3.2

 < 0.001

0.13

18.2 ± 3.3

11.2 ± 3.3

 < 0.001

0.01

TFCC CD

10.1 ± 1.2

6.4 ± 1.4

 < 0.001

0.28

10.9 ± 1.5

7.4 ± 2.0

 < 0.001

0.41

TFCC fA

11.3 ± 2.0

6.2 ± 1.9

 < 0.001

0.04

12.7 ± 3.0

7.7 ± 2.9

 < 0.001

0.03

TFCC aA

10.5 ± 1.5

6.3 ± 2.0

 < 0.001

0.24

13.2 ± 3.0

7.8 ± 2.7

 < 0.001

0.47