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. 2023 Apr 29;128(6):629–643. doi: 10.1007/s11547-023-01635-4

Table 3.

Results of quantitative analysis (individual observer values)

MUSE-DWI rFOV-DWI
Observer 1 Observer 2 Observer 3 ICC 95% CI Observer 1 Observer 2 Observer 3 ICC 95% CI
Median value of EC ADC (× 10−3 mm2/s) 0.77 0.73 0.75 0.80 0.69–0.88 0.82 0.75 0.79 0.75 0.61–0.85
IQR 0.69–0.87 0.66–0.83 0.68–0.84 0.71–0.93 0.67–0.88 0.70–0.87
Median value of myometrium ADC (× 10−3 mm2/s) 1.35 1.41 1.41 0.59 0.43–0.72 1.31 1.37 1.33 0.63 0.49–0.75
IQR 1.23–1.45 1.28–1.53 1.31–1.60 1.16–1.42 1.23–1.47 1.21–1.47
Median value of EC SNR 12.69 16.56 14.83 0.19 0.045–0.36 12.43 20.16 19.44 0.30 0.14–0.47
IQR 8.69–16.22 12.43–20.32 11.03–18.21 9.79–21.00 14.61–25.32 14.14–24.78
Median value of myometrium SNR 8.93 8.78 9.60 0.41 0.25–0.57 10.68 11.95 13.21 0.10 –0.04–0.27
IQR 6.83–11.30 6.99–10.43 7.19–11.99 8.14–15.18 9.10–15.63 10.58–17.63
Median value of CNR 14.06 15.91 14.64 0.63 0.50–0.75 14.23 17.02 19.84 0.50 0.33–0.64
IQR 10.83–20.32 11.05–21.08 11.71–22.13 9.56–20.01 11.96–26.91 14.30–25.14

MUSE-DWI = Multiplexed sensitivity encoding diffusion-weighted imaging, rFOV-DWI = reduced field-of-view diffusion-weighted imaging, EC = endometrial cancer, ADC = apparent diffusion coefficient, SNR = signal to noise ratio, CNR = contrast to noise ratio, IQR = interquartile range, ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval