Table 1.

Main characteristics of the studies evaluating the performance of diffusion-weighted imaging for the differentiation of vertebral compression fractures

Number	Study name	Patient population	Published year	MRI unit	Field (T)	Pulse	TR	TE	b factors, No	b factor (Max)	b factor (Min)	FS	b factor (Max)	b value used for ADC calculation
1	Chan et al14	Asians	2002	GE	1.5	SS-SE-EPI	8000	92	4	1000	200	yes	1000	1000
2	Zhou et al11	Caucasians	2002	Philips	1.5	SS-SE-EPI	1648	63	3	250	150	NA	250	<250
3	Maedaet al13	Asians	2003	GE	1.5	LS-EPI	2093–3498	70.5	2	1000	5	NA	1000	1000
4	Tang et al12	Asians	2007	Philips	1.5	SS-SE-EPI	1400	100	8	800	100	yes	800	300
5	Balliu et al15	Caucasians	2009	Philips	1.5	multishot SE-EPI	1600	95	2	500	0	yes	500	500
6	Lu lu and Song-bai16	Asians	2013	GE	3.0	SS-SE-EPI	2800	57	6	800	300	NA	800	300
7	Zengxu and Zhou 17	Asians	2012	GE	1.5	SS-EPI	3000–4000	53–80	1	300	300	yes	300	300
8	Chunlong18	Asians	2013	GE	1.5	SE-EPI	11500	88.8	5	1000	200	NA	1000	400
9	Jiu-ming 19	Asians	2013	GE	1.5	SE-EPI	1500	30	1	1000	1000	NA	1000	1000
10	Yan20	Asians	2008	Philips	1.5	SE-EPI	2000	65	1	500	500	NA	500	500
11	Pozzi21	Caucasians	2012	Siemens	1.5	SS-SE-EPI	NA	NA	1	800	800	NA	800	800
12	Geith et al22	Caucasians	2014	Siemens	1.5	SS-SE-EPI	3000	72	4	600	100	yes	600	100/400

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; EPI, echo planar imaging; FS, fat suppression; NA, not available; SE, single echo; SS, single shot; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.