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Table 5 Inter-vendor differences in MD, FA, and RD

From: Inter-vendor and inter-observer reliability of diffusion tensor imaging in the musculoskeletal system: a multiscanner MR study

 

GE

Philips

Siemens

p value*

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

1° Observer

 MD

1.563 (0.295)

1.533 (0.253)

1.571 (0.346)

0.1152

 FA

0.303 (0.059)

0.299 (0.071)

0.300 (0.072)

0.3772

 RD

1.319 (0.257)

1.301 (0.252)

1.340 (0.318)

0.1643

 CV of MD

0.17

0.14

0.23

 CV of FA

0.15

0.16

0.17

 CV of RD

0.18

0.15

0.23

2° Observer

 MD

1.559 (0.299)

1.541 (0.264)

1.592 (0.356)

0.0573

 FA

0.301 (0.059)

0.300 (0.069)

0.300 (0.067)

0.7046

 RD

1.320 (0.283)

1.312 (0.258)

1.343 (0.344)

0.3258

 CV of MD

0.18

0.14

0.23

 CV of FA

0.15

0.16

0.19

 CV of RD

0.18

0.14

0.25

  1. *p value was determined through Friedman’s Test
  2. MD mean diffusivity, RA radial anisotropy, FA fractional anisotropy, RD radial diffusivity, CV coefficient of variation