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. 2016 Jan 12;89(1058):20150384. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20150384

Table 2.

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

Number N (benign) Osteoporosis Trauma Infection ADC mean (benign) ADC SD (benign) N (malignant) Metastases Multiple myeloma ADC mean (malignant) ADC SD (malignant)
Chan et al14 2002 31 25 0 6 1.94 0.35 18 18 0 0.82 0.2
Zhou et al11 2002 12 NA NA NA 0.32 0.05 15 15 0 0.19 0.03
Maeda et al13 2003 20 NA NA 0 1.21 0.17 16 16 0 0.92 0.2
Tang et al12 2007 18 4 14 0 2.23 0.21 27 27 0 1.04 0.03
Balliu et al15 2009 30 0 16 14 1.46 0.64 15 15 0 0.92 1.3
Lu lu and Song-bai16 2013 23 NA NA 0 1.75 0.41 22 18 4 1.11 0.33
Zengxu and Zhou17 2012 47 NA NA NA 0.7 0.2 100 NA NA 0.45 0.11
Chunlong18 2013 21 0 0 21 1.42 0.58 43 43 0 1.46 0.5
Jiu-ming19 2013 30 NA NA 0 1.8 0.312 20 20 0 1.3 0.241
Yan et al20 2008 44 NA NA 0 1.42 0.26 31 31 0 0.91 0.17
Pozzi21 2012 10 10 0 0 0.646 0.368 23 23 0 1.241 0.4
Geith et al22 2014 26 26 0 0 1.76 1.84 20 20 0 1.31 1.42

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; SD, standard deviation.