Table 2 Diagnostic performance of 3D SPACE and routine MR imaging protocol in the detection of meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament lesions for all readers
From: Diagnostic performance of 3D SPACE for comprehensive knee joint assessment at 3 T
Reader 1 | Reader 2 | Reader 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2D | 3D | p-value | 2D | 3D | p-value | Complete exam | |
Medial meniscus | |||||||
Sensitivity | 83 [64–93] (20/24) | 88 [69–96] (21/24) | 1,000 | 88 [69–96] (21/24) | 83 [64–93] (20/24) | 1,000 | 92 [74–98] (22/24) |
Specificity | 94 [72–99] (15/16) | 69 [44–86] (11/16) | 0.125 | 81 [57–93] (13/16) | 69 [44–86] (11/16) | 0.500 | 81 [57–93] (13/16) |
Accuracy | 88 [74–95] (35/40) | 80 [64–90] (32/40) | 0.375 | 85 [71–93] (34/40) | 78 [63–88] (31/40) | 0.250 | 88 [74–95] (35/40) |
Lateral meniscus | |||||||
Sensitivity | 88 [53–98] (7/8) | 100 [68–100] (8/8) | 1,000 | 88 [53–98] (7/8) | 100 [68–1] (8/8) | 1,000 | 100 [68–100] (8/8) |
Specificity | 97 [84–99] (31/32) | 94 [80–98] (30/32) | 1,000 | 97 [84–99] (31/32) | 94 [80–98] (30/32) | 1,000 | 94 [80–98] (30/32) |
Accuracy | 95 [84–99] (38/40) | 95 [84–99] (38/40) | 1,000 | 95 [84–99] (38/40) | 95 [84–99] (38/40) | 1,000 | 95 [84–93] (38/40) |
Anterior Cruciate | |||||||
Sensitivity | 100 [72–100] (10/10) | 100 [72–100] (10/10) | 1,000 | 100 [72–100] (10/10) | 100 [72–100] (10/10) | 1,000 | 100 [72–100] (10/10) |
Specificity | 90 [74–97] (27/30) | 100 [89–100] (30/30) | 0.250 | 100 [89–100] (30/30) | 100 [89–100] (30/30) | 1,000 | 100 [89–100] (30/30) |
Accuracy | 93 [80–97] (37/40) | 100 [91–100] (40/40) | 0.250 | 100 [91–100] (40/40) | 100 [91–100] (40/40) | 1,000 | 100 [91–100] (40/40) |