Table 4.
Readers’ confidence scores for assessing bone marrow edema (BME) and acute vertebral fracture lines using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-energy computed tomography (DECT)
| BME | Fracture lines | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECT VNCa | MRI | Grayscale DECT | MRI | |
| Average | 2.30 ± 0.87 | 2.32 ± 0.87 | 2.62 ± 0.65 | 2.42 ± 0.69 |
| Reader 1 | 2.43 ± 0.83 | 2.44 ± 0.85 | 2.68 ± 0.66 | 2.52 ± 0.69 |
| Reader 2 | 2.38 ± 0.86 | 2.36 ± 0.89 | 2.71 ± 0.60 | 2.55 ± 0.66 |
| Reader 3 | 2.71 ± 0.63 | 2.62 ± 0.74 | 2.77 ± 0.55 | 2.62 ± 0.62 |
| Reader 4 | 2.67 ± 0.66 | 2.73 ± 0.65 | 2.72 ± 0.59 | 2.47 ± 0.68 |
| Reader 5 | 2.68 ± 0.67 | 2.72 ± 0.63 | 2.69 ± 0.63 | 2.39 ± 0.76 |
VNCa virtual non-calcium
Average and individual readers’ confidence score for identification of BME (BME presence score 1–3) and acute traumatic fracture lines (fracture line detection score 1–3). Data are given as mean ± standard deviation