Thickness
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BB thickness [mean cm (SD)]
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2.6 (0.6)
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2.2 (0.5)
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0.002*
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68.0 (55.4–80.7)
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FCR thickness [mean cm (SD)]
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1.1 (0.2)
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1.0 (0.2)
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0.035*
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64.5 (50.4–78.7)
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RF thickness [mean cm (SD)]
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3.1 (0.9)
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2.8 (0.8)
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0.258
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55.6 (41.8–69.4)
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TA thickness [mean cm (SD)]
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2.2 (0.4)
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2.1 (0.4)
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0.558
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54.3 (40.3–68.3)
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Z-score thickness
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BB z-score thickness [mean (SD)]
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0.1 (0.6)
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−0.3 (0.5)
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0.011*
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66.7 (53.7–79.6)
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FCR z-score thickness [mean (SD)]
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−0.7 (1.2)
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−1.3 (0.9)
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0.033*
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65.5 (51.3–79.7)
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RF z-score thickness [mean (SD)]
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−0.5 (0.7)
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−0.6 (0.8)
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0.656
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53.2 (39.4–67.1)
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TA z-score thickness [mean (SD)]
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−0.4 (0.7)
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−0.4 (1.0)
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0.818
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51.3 (37.5–65.1)
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Echo intensity
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BB absolute echo intensity [mean gray scale level (SD)]
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76.2 (14.1)
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79.1 (16.4)
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0.434
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57.6 (44.0–71.3)
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FCR absolute echo intensity [mean gray scale level (SD)]
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62.3 (12.6)
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67.7 (13.6)
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0.095
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63.2 (49.6–76.9)
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RF absolute echo intensity [mean gray scale level (SD)]
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77.2 (17.0)
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83.9 (14.8)
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0.094
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60.2 (46.4–74.0)
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TA absolute echo intensity [mean gray scale level (SD)]
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88.6 (12.4)
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94.6 (12.1)
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0.046*
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60.8 (47.4–74.1)
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Z-score echo intensity
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BB z-score echo intensity [mean (SD)]
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0.5 (1.4)
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0.7 (1.9)
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0.519
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56.3 (42.8–69.9)
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FCR z-score echo intensity [mean (SD)]
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1.4 (1.6)
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1.9 (2.0)
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0.207
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59.2 (45.2–73.2)
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RF z-score echo intensity [mean (SD)]
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1.0 (1.6)
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1.6 (1.8)
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0.137
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58.7 (45.0–72.4)
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TA z-score echo intensity [mean (SD)]
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1.0 (1.2)
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1.5 (1.4)
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0.118
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59.4 (45.9–72.9)
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Echo intensity SD
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BB echo intensity SD [mean gray scale level(SD)]
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29.0 (4.0)
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28.5 (4.4)
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0.585
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53.3 (39.6–67.0)
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FCR echo intensity SD [mean gray scale level(SD)]
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21.3 (3.1)
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20.8 (3.9)
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0.573
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56.2 (42.2–70.2)
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RF echo intensity SD [mean gray scale level(SD)]
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24.2 (3.3)
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23.5 (3.5)
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0.398
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55.9 (42.0–69.8)
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TA echo intensity SD [mean gray scale level (SD)]
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25.8 (3.6)
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26.2 (3.9)
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0.698
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54.4 (40.5–68.3)
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Z-score echo intensity SD
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BB z-score echo intensity SD [mean (SD)]
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0.3 (1.5)
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0.1 (1.5)
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0.746
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53.3 (39.6–67.0)
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FCR z-score echo intensity SD [mean (SD)]
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0.8 (1.4)
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0.6 (1.7)
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0.716
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55.0 (41.0–69.1)
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RF z-score echo intensity SD [mean (SD)]
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0.1 (1.6)
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0.04 (1.4)
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0.890
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54.2 (36.9–65.5)
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TA z-score echo intensity SD [mean (SD)]
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−0.3 (1.1)
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−0.2 (1.4)
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0.777
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55.0 (41.1–68.9)
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