Research Article

3D High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Cartilage-Bone Interface Compared with Micro-CT

Table 1

Measured waviness/roughness index and correlation analysis from US and micro-CT imaging.

Waviness (μm)Roughness (μm) ()
Modalities

US
0.07 (0.80)
0.13 (0.64)
Micro-CT
-0.46 (0.09)
-0.22 (0.42)
() (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001)

: absolute mean index;: root mean square (RMS) index (refer to the text for definitions); : waviness; : roughness; : Pearson correlation, : significance level of Pearson correlation analysis. : significant correlation ().