Increased Temperature

Decreased Temperature

 

Arthritic

Contralateral

Non-Injection

P-value

Arthritic

Contralateral

Non-Injection

P-value

Diff_on_off_0.2, 95% O2+5% CO2, 60 sec

-0.09 (0.09)

-0.02 (0.06)

-0.03 (0.06)

P= .08 (arthritis vs contralateral); P = .20 (arthritis vs control)

0.01 (0.18)

-0.07 (0.48)

-0.03 (0.06)

P= 0.29  (arthritis vs contralateral); P = 0.86 (arthritis vs control)

PT% 0.2, 95% O2+5% CO2, 60 sec

-0.46 (2.26)

-0.02 (0.40)

0.11 (0.28)

P= .08 (arthritis vs contralateral); P = .09 (arthritis vs control)

0.26 (1.04)

-0.07 (0.37)

0.07 (0.32)

P= 0.35 (arthritis vs contralateral); P = 0.62 (arthritis vs control)

Diff_on_off_0.01, 95% O2+5% CO2, 60 sec

-0.16 (0.42)

-0.04 (0.16)

-0.03 (0.12)

P= .15 (arthritis vs contralateral); P = .34 (arthritis vs control)

-0.005 (0.41)

-0.03 (0.32)

-0.03 (0.19)

P= 0.87  (arthritis vs contralateral); P = 0.90 (arthritis vs control)

PT% 0.01, 95% O2+5% CO2, 60 sec

-0.35 (0.94)

0.09 (0.23)

0.12 (0.17)

P= .13 (arthritis vs contralateral); P = .13 (arthritis vs control)

0.03 (0.25)

0.008 (0.30)

0.15 (0.31)

P= 0.90  (arthritis vs contralateral); P = 0.52 (arthritis vs control)

P values represent comparisons of BOLD MRI signal changes between arthritic and contralateral; and arthritic and non-injection joints.
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: Second
s
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.