Percentual BOLD MRI signal changes are obtained using the formula: [(BOLD signal change at a given local temperature state minus BOLD signal change at baseline) / BOLD signal change at baseline] x 100. Values are provided as relative (BOLD measurement at increased or decreased local joint temperature minus BOLD measurement at baseline / BOLD measurement at baseline) values. A negative value represents a signal change loss between baseline and the given temperature state and a positive value represents a corresponding signal change increase. Abbreviations:diff_on_off: Difference in on and Off changes; PT%: Percentage of Activated Voxels; sec: Seconds  | 
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| Table 1: Mean (standard deviation) change in BOLD MRI measurements (=BOLD signal change at a given local temperature state minus BOLD signal change at baseline / BOLD signal change at baseline) in arthritic (injected), contralateral to injected joints and non-injection joints upon stimulus of increased and decreased local temperature using 4 different paradigms for BOLD MRI data acquisition and analysis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||