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.