Variation in cartilage T2 and T2* mapping of the wrist: a comparison between 3- and 7-T MRI

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Table 2 Comparison of T2 and T2* values at different anatomic locations at 3 T and 7 T in healthy controls

	T2		T2*
Location	3 T	7 T	3 T	7 T
Radius versus scaphoid	0.035	0.024	< 0.001	0.045
Radius versus lunate (radial)	0.005	0.004	0.03	0.224
Radius versus lunate (ulnar)	0.002	0.074	< 0.001	< 0.001
Radius versus DRUJ	0.102	0.01	0.74	0.001
Radius versus capitate/lunate	0.053	0.665	< 0.001	0.003
Scaphoid versus lunate (radial)	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.37	0.29
Scaphoid versus lunate (ulnar)	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.36	0.04
Scaphoid versus DRUJ	0.001	< 0.001	0.003	0.38
Scaphoid versus capitate/lunate	0.329	0.049	< 0.001	0.37
Lunate (radial) versus lunate (ulnar)	0.933	0.024	0.06	0.004
Lunate (radial) versus DRUJ	0.531	0.629	0.053	0.03
Lunate (radial) versus capitate/lunate	< 0.001	0.002	< 0.001	0.045
Lunate (ulnar) versus DRUJ	0.588	0.138	< 0.001	0.58
Lunate (ulnar) versus capitate/lunate	< 0.001	0.045	0.02	0.40
DRUJ versus capitate/lunate	0.001	0.023	< 0.001	0.81
TFCC CD versus TFCC fA	< 0.001	0.06	0.001	0.60
TFCC CD versus TFCC aA	0.018	0.472	0.09	0.84
TFCC fA versus TFCC aA	0.006	0.092	0.07	0.74

aA Apical attachment of the TFCC, CD Central disk of the TFCC, fA Foveal attachment of the TFCC, DRUJ Distal radioulnar joint, TFCC Triangular fibrocartilage complex