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Abbreviation | Explanation | Unit |
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Morphological (metrics) label | | |
VC | volume of the cartilage | (mm3/mL) |
tAB | total area of subchondral bone | (cm2) |
AC | area of cartilage surface | (cm2) |
cAB | area of tAB covered by AC | (cm2) |
dAB% | percent of tAB denuded (not covered by AC) | (%) |
VCtAB | volume of the cartilage divided by tAB | (mm) |
ThCtAB | thickness of the cartilage over the entire tAB | (mm) |
ThCcAB | thickness of cartilage over cAB | (mm) |
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dAB% | percent of tAB denuded (not covered by AC) | (%) |
VCtAB | volume of the cartilage divided by tAB | (mm) |
ThCtAB | thickness of the cartilage over the entire tAB | (mm) |
ThCcAB | thickness of cartilage over cAB | (mm) |
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Statistical labels | | |
Me | mean (i.e., thickness) | |
Max | maximum (i.e., thickness) | |
Mav | maximal averaged, for example, mean of the top 1% values | |
Min | minimum (i.e., thickness) | |
Miv | minimum averaged, for example, mean of the lowest 1% values | |
SD | standard deviation (i.e., thickness) | |
CV% | coefficient of variation (i.e., thickness) | |
c(Me, Mav) | thickness measured from cartilage surface (AC) to bone interface (tAB) | |
b(Me, Mav) | thickness measured from bone interface (tAB) to cartilage surface (AC) | |
a(Me, Mav) | average of the two above (b, c) | |
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Anatomical (region of interest) labels | | |
Total cartilage plates | | |
P | Patella | |
MT | Medial tibia | |
LT | Lateral tibia | |
F | Femur | |
TrF | Femoral trochlea | |
MF | Medial femoral condyle | |
cMF | weight-bearing portion of MF | |
pMF | posterior portion of MF | |
LF | Lateral femoral condyle | |
cLF | weight-bearing portion of LF | |
pLF | posterior portion of LF | |
MFTC | aggregate values for MT and cMF (MT + cMF) | |
LFTC | aggregate values for LT and cLF (LT + cLF) | |
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Subregions (to be combined with above total plate labels, i.e., cMT or ccMF) | |
c | central | |
e | external | |
i | internal | |
a | anterior | |
p | posterior | |
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