1. Estimation of mechanical properties of articular cartilage with MRI – dGEMRIC, T2 and T1 imaging in different species with variable stages of maturation 
M.J. Nissi, B.Sc., J. Rieppo, B.M., J. Töyräs, Ph.D., M.S. Laasanen, Ph.D., I. Kiviranta, M.D., Ph.D., M.T. Nieminen, Ph.D., J.S. Jurvelin, Ph.D. 
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 
Volume 15, Issue 10, Pages (October 2007)
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2. Fig. 1
Representative T2, T1 and T1Gd maps for all species, human (a), bovine (b) and porcine (c). All images are in the same scale, the scale bar is 1mm. Color bar gives the millisecond-scale for T1, T1Gd and T2 parameters.
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3. Fig. 2
Group mean profiles for T2 (a), T1Gd (b) and T1 (c) for human (*), bovine (□) and porcine (○) samples, respectively. For all figures, the depth is normalized from articular surface to the subchondral bone.
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4. Fig. 3
Correlation plots for T2 vs dynamic stiffness (Edyn) and T1 vs equilibrium stiffness (Eeq) in all species combined. Different species are denoted with symbols (* – human, □ – bovine and ○ – porcine).
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5. Fig. 4
Average Gd-DTPA2− concentration (mM) for each species calculated using four different values for native T1 relaxation time: (black) single T1 value for cartilage, (dark gray) spatially measured T1 value for each sample, (light gray) average T1 value for each sample and (white) average T1 value for each species.
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