Table 3.
Median (interquartile range) image quality in standard T2-weighted imaging (T2S) and deep learning reconstructed thin-slice T2-weighted imaging (T2DLR). Likert-scale ranging from 1–4 with 4 being the best rating.
| Characteristics | Reader 1 | Reader 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2S | T2DLR | p-Value | T2S | T2DLR | p-Value | |
| Image noise | 4 (4–4) | 3.5 (3–4) | <0.001 | 4 (3.75–4) | 3.5 (3–4) | 0.021 |
| Artifacts | 3 (3–3) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 | 3 (3–4) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 |
| Sharpness | 3 (3–3) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 | 3 (3–3) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 |
| Lesion detectability | 3 (3–4) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 | 3 (3–4) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 |
| Overall image quality | 3 (3–3) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 | 3 (3–3.25) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 |
| Diagnostic confidence | 3 (3–4) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 | 4 (3–4) | 4 (4–4) | 0.004 |