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Table 4 Comparison of Mean SII Measurement in Each of the Five Lumbar Segments with Three Vendors in Two Field Strengths

From: Chemical shift MR imaging in the lumbar vertebra: the effect of field strength, scanner vendors and flip angles in repeatability of signal intensity index measurement

 

3.0 T Siemens

1.5 T GE

1.5 T Toshiba

P Value*

L1

70.124 ± 6.865

72.564 ± 10.121

73.505 ± 8.429

0.257

L2

70.711 ± 5.721

71.156 ± 9.278

71.987 ± 8.255

0.810

L3

71.223 ± 4.939

70.010 ± 8.401

69.917 ± 8.642

0.737

L4

71.344 ± 4.953

71.077 ± 6.925

71.015 ± 6.909

0.930

L5

71.225 ± 4.458

71.601 ± 6.882

71.658 ± 6.822

0.949

P Value+

0.882

0.171

0.643

 
  1. Note. —Data are mean SIIs (%) ± standard deviation
  2. * Comparison of Mean SIIs in the left- right direction
  3. + Comparison of Mean SIIs in the superior- inferior direction
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BMC Medical Imaging

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