Table 2.
Absolute and relative frequencies of images in which the target structures were identified (easily identifiable) or unidentified (unidentifiable + inconclusive) with the T1 GRE and T1 IR GRE techniques, in six different scenarios.
| T1GRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario | T1 IR GRE | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | Identifiable | Total | |
| 1) All observations (n = 15,000) | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | n | 582 | 90 | 673 |
| % | 7.8% | 1.2% | 9.0% | ||
| Identifiable | n | 256 | 6,571 | 6,827 | |
| % | 3.4% | 87.6% | 91.0% | ||
| Total | n | 838 | 6,662 | 7,500 | |
| % | 11.2% | 88.8% | 100.0% | ||
| 2) Intraobserver analysis (n = 9,000) | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | n | 374 | 53 | 427 |
| % | 8.3% | 1.2% | 9.5% | ||
| Identifiable | n | 176 | 3,897 | 4,073 | |
| % | 3.9% | 86.6% | 90.5% | ||
| Total | n | 550 | 3,950 | 4,500 | |
| % | 12.2% | 87.8% | 100.0% | ||
| 3) Interobserver analysis (n = 9,000) | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | n | 341 | 51 | 392 |
| % | 7.6% | 1.1% | 8.7% | ||
| Identifiable | n | 145 | 3,963 | 4,108 | |
| % | 3.2% | 88.1% | 91.3% | ||
| Total | n | 486 | 4,014 | 4,500 | |
| % | 10.8% | 89.2% | 100.0% | ||
| 4) First evaluation of observer 1 (n = 3,000) | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | n | 133 | 13 | 146 |
| % | 8.9% | 0.9% | 9.7% | ||
| Identifiable | n | 65 | 1,289 | 1,354 | |
| % | 4.3% | 85.9% | 90.3% | ||
| Total | n | 198 | 1,302 | 1,500 | |
| % | 13.2% | 86.8% | 100.0% | ||
| 5) Evaluation of observer 2 (n = 3,000) | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | n | 103 | 23 | 126 |
| % | 6.9% | 1.5% | 8.4% | ||
| Identifiable | n | 48 | 1,326 | 1,374 | |
| % | 3.2% | 88.4% | 91.6% | ||
| Total | n | 151 | 1,349 | 1,500 | |
| % | 10.1% | 89.9% | 100.0% | ||
| 6) Evaluation of observer 3 (n = 3,000) | Unidentifiable + inconclusive | n | 105 | 15 | 120 |
| % | 7.0% | 1.0% | 8.0% | ||
| Identifiable | n | 32 | 1,348 | 1,380 | |
| % | 2.1% | 89.9% | 92.0% | ||
| Total | n | 137 | 1,363 | 1,500 | |
| % | 9.1% | 90.9% | 100.0% | ||
n, absolute frequency; %, relative frequency. Scenario 1 (McNemar: χ2 = 77.51; p-value = 0.000); Scenario 2 (McNemar: χ2 = 64.97; p-value = 0.000); Scenario 3 (McNemar: χ2 = 44.12; p-value = 0.000); Scenario 4 (McNemar: χ2 = 33.35; p-value = 0.000); Scenario 5 (McNemar: χ2 = 8.11; p-value = 0.003); Scenario 6 (McNemar: χ2 = 5.48; p-value = 0.020).