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Table 2 Absolute values of BML volume by the CAS and the manual segmentation (MS) method

From: Measurement of bone marrow lesions by MR imaging in knee osteoarthritis using quantitative segmentation methods – a reliability and sensitivity to change analysis

Absolute values of BMLs

Area

Segmentation method

BML volume, median (25th - 75th quartile), mm3

Average BML volume, median (25th - 75th quartile), mm3

Observer 1

Observer 2

Femur

CAS

1326 (459 - 2743)

1300 (519 - 2971)

1319 (509 - 2857)

Manual

1756 (777 - 3586)

2165 (715 - 3683)

1828 (725 - 3634)

Tibia

CAS

687 (276 - 2546)

839 (286 - 2518)

941 (273 - 2532)

Manual

2068 (950 - 3780)

1940 (761 - 4453)

2097 (851 - 4116)

  1. CAS = computer assisted segmentation.
  2. In 32/31 femoral condyles and 31/29 tibial plateaus (CAS/MS respectively).