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. 2024 Nov 25;14:29249. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79348-5

Table 2.

Comparison of image review results between the two sets of T2-wieghted imaging sets.

Reader 1 Reader 2
TSE T2WI DLR T2WI Intermethod agreement
(95% CI)
TSE T2WI DLR T2WI Intermethod agreement
(95% CI)
Lesion location
No lesion 36 (22.2) 36 (22.2)

1.000e

(1.000–1.000)

36 (22.2) 36 (22.2)

0.977*

(0.951-1.000)

PZ 23 (14.2) 23 (14.2) 20 (12.3) 21 (13.0)
TZ 103 (63.6) 103 (63.6) 106 (65.4) 105 (64.8)
Overall PI-RADS score
≤ 2 48 (29.6) 47 (29.0)

0.949

(0.931–0.963)

73 (45.1) 69 (42.6)

0.907

(0.873–0.932)

3 27 (16.7) 23 (14.2) 4 (2.5) 7 (4.3)
4 31 (19.1) 29 (17.9) 23 (14.2) 21 (13.0)
5 56 (34.6) 63 (38.9) 62 (38.3) 65 (40.1)
T2WI PI-RADS score
≤ 2 63 (38.9) 63 (38.9)

0.943

(0.922–0.958)

74 (45.7) 74 (45.7)

0.899

(0.863–0.926)

3 16 (9.9) 12 (7.4) 4 (2.5) 4 (2.5)
4 28 (17.3) 26 (16.0) 22 (13.6) 20 (12.3)
5 55 (34.0) 61 (37.7) 62 (38.3) 64 (39.5)
MRI EPE grade
0 112 (69.1) 105 (64.8)

0.957

(0.942–0.969)

115 (71.0) 118 (72.8)

0.925

(0.897-945)

1 19 (11.7) 21 (13.0) 17 (10.5) 16 (9.9)
2 13 (8.0) 15 (9.3) 8 (4.9) 4 (2.5)
3 18 (11.1) 21 (13.0) 22 (13.6) 24 (14.8)
Size (cm) 2.09 ± 1.52 2.03 ± 1.50

0.996†

(0.994–0.997)

2.36 ± 1.58 2.46 ± 1.56

0.980†

(0.969–0.987)

Unless otherwise specified, the data are presented as frequencies (percentages).

*Kappa value.

Intraclass correlation coefficient.

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.