Table 3.
The repeatability analysis of ADC measurement with rFOV and fFOV DWI in thyroid glands
Measurements | rFOV DWI | fFOV DWI | p value |
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ADC value (×10−3 mm2/s) (for all sessions) (mean±std) | 1.37±0.31 | 1.80±0.29 | p<0.001* |
Across sessions | |||
ADC value (×10−3 mm2/s) (mean±std) | 1.39±0.27 vs 1.34±0.34 (p>0.05) | 1.84±0.18 vs 1.76±0.38 (p>0.05) | |
Within-subject variance (σw2) (×10−3 mm2/s)2 | 0.0046 | 0.0921 | |
Repeatability coefficients (RC) (×10−3 mm2/s) | 0.1877 | 0.8412 | |
Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) | 0.9755 | 0.5148 | |
Within-subject coefficient of variation (wCV,%) | 4.86 | 17.30 | |
Across exams | |||
ADC value (×10−3 mm2/s) (mean±std) | 1.36±0.27 vs 1.37±0.35 vs 1.27±0.22 (p>0.05) | 1.84±0.33 vs 1.74±0.27 vs 1.74±0.23 (p>0.05) | |
Within-subject variance (σw2) | 0.0147 | 0.0351 | |
Repeatability coefficients (RC) | 0.3355 | 0.5192 | |
Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) | 0.9273 | 0.5175 | |
Within-subject coefficient of variation (wCV,%) | 9.88 | 10.33 |
denotes p value <0.05