TABLE 2.
Mean Scores of Depiction of Anatomic Detail on 2D Fast-Spin Echo (FSE) Images Versus Multiacquisition Variable-Resonance Image Combination Selective (MAVRIC SL) Images for 25 Matched Image Sets
| Imaging Plane and Anatomy Assessed |
Mean Score of Depiction of Anatomic Detail ( ± SD) |
p a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2D FSE | MAVRIC SL | ||
|
| |||
| Coronal (n = 13) | |||
| Hip joint capsule | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 1.15 ± 0.38 | 2.31 ± 0.75 | 0.0010b |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.08 ± 0.28 | 2.77 ± 0.44 | 0.0002b |
| Gluteus medius | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 2.31 ± 0.95 | 2.85 ± 0.38 | 0.1094 |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.92 ± 0.49 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0005b |
| Gluteus minimus | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 2.08 ± 0.95 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0156 |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.92 ± 0.49 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0005b |
| Obturator externus | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 1.08 ± 0.28 | 2.15 ± 0.99 | 0.0078b |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.38 ± 0.51 | 2.38 ± 0.51 | 0.0010b |
| Axial (n = 12) | |||
| Hip joint capsule | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 1.22 ± 0.78 | 2.50 ± 0.80 | 0.0078b |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.17 ± 0.58 | 2.5 ± 0.52 | 0.0010b |
| Gluteus medius | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 2.00 ± 0.95 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0156 |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.67 ± 0.49 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0005b |
| Gluteus minimus | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 1.92 ± 0.90 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0078b |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.67 ± 0.49 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 0.0005b |
| Iliopsoas | |||
| Reviewer 1 | 1.25 ± 0.62 | 2.33 ± 0.78 | 0.0078b |
| Reviewer 2 | 1.08 ± 0.29 | 2.42 ± 0.51 | 0.0005b |
Note—The depiction of anatomic detail was evaluated by two reviewers on a 3-point scale from 1 (well depicted) to 3 (not visualized).
a
After Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, p < 0.0125 shows a statistically significant difference.
b
Statistically significant difference.