Table 5.
Results of interpretations of 2 MRI sets compared with surgery in all 45 patients.
| Observation indicators | MIP | cVRT | Surgery | MIP vs Surgery | cVRT vs Surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (cm) | 4.13 ± 1.62 | 3.98 ± 1.64 | 4.05 ± 1.70 | 0.985a | 0.990a |
| Location | 1.000b | 1.000b | |||
| C5 and C6 nerve roots | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| C8 nerve root | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Superior trunk | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Middle trunk | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Interior trunk | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Lateral cord | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Posterior cord | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Medial cord | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Terminal branches | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Spatial relationship | 0.829b | 0.913b | |||
| Eccentric embedding | 37 | 36 | 35 | ||
| Pushing | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Embedding and pushing | 6 | 5 | 4 |
MIP, Maximum Intensity Projection; cVRT, Cinematic Volume Rendering Technique.
arepresents intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), and brepresents the weighted kappa test.