Table 3.
Comparison of mean T2 between standard reconstruction and DLR and between abnormal nerves/muscles and normal nerves/muscles.
| Variable | N | Mean (ms) | SD | Multiple comparisons (paired t-test with adjusted p-values) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | p -value | ||||
| Nerve | ||||||
| Abnormal (DLR) | 25 | 75.99 | 38.21 | Abnormal (DLR) | Abnormal (standard recon.) | 1 |
| Abnormal (standard recon.) | 25 | 74.32 | 37.66 | Abnormal (DLR) | Normal (DLR) | < 0.001 |
| Normal (DLR) | 25 | 35.10 | 9.78 | Abnormal (DLR) | Normal (standard recon.) | < 0.001 |
| Normal (standard recon.) | 25 | 34.49 | 7.93 | Abnormal (standard recon.) | Normal (DLR) | < 0.001 |
| ANOVA p-value: 0.008 | Abnormal (standard recon.) | Normal (standard recon.) | < 0.001 | |||
| Normal (DLR) | Normal (standard recon.) | 1 | ||||
| Muscle | ||||||
| Abnormal (DLR) | 25 | 37.71 | 9.11 | Abnormal (DLR) | Abnormal (standard recon.) | 0.005 |
| Abnormal (standard recon.) | 25 | 38.56 | 9.44 | Abnormal (DLR) | Normal (DLR) | < 0.001 |
| Normal (DLR) | 25 | 27.18 | 6.34 | Abnormal (DLR) | Normal (standard recon.) | < 0.001 |
| Normal (standard recon.) | 25 | 27.58 | 6.34 | Abnormal (standard recon.) | Normal (DLR) | < 0.001 |
| ANOVA p-value: < 0.001 | Abnormal (standard recon.) | Normal (standard recon.) | < 0.001 | |||
| Normal (DLR) | Normal (standard recon.) | < 0.001 | ||||
DLR, Deep learning reconstruction; recon., reconstruction. Statistically significant results (p < 0.05) are in bold font.