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Table 2 Mean ± SD of D TSA values

From: Improved R2* liver iron concentration assessment using a novel fuzzy c-mean clustering scheme

Scheme

Method

LIC levels

Mild

Moderate

Severe

All

OP

1D-FCM

0.9 ± 1.5

4.5 ± 8.1

16.9 ± 7.8

10.3 ± 9.9

2D-FCM

5.2 ± 10.2

11.1 ± 9.0

5.9 ± 13.2

7.0 ± 11.9

MIX-FCM

0.8 ± 1.5

2.2 ± 2.9

2.6 ± 2.1

2.1 ± 2.3

SA

1D-FCM

9.8 ± 4.7

13.3 ± 8.2

24.6 ± 10.7

18.5 ± 11.2

2D-FCM

14.0 ± 13.7

18.4 ± 15.3

7.2 ± 13.4

11.4 ± 14.6

MIX-FCM

9.7 ± 4.7

10.1 ± 4.8

4.9 ± 5.3

7.2 ± 5.6

  1. Mean ± SD (%) of D TSA values from1D-, 2D-, and MIX-FCM clustering by LIC level for both OP and SA schemes. MIX-FCM method delivers significantly lower error rates than either of its component parts alone
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BMC Medical Imaging

ISSN: 1471-2342

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