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Table 1 Inter- and intra-observer reliability of quantitative parameters

From: Exercise-induced muscle damage: multi-parametric MRI quantitative assessment

Parameter

Inter-observer Reliability

Intra-observer Reliability

Observer 1

Observer 2

ADC

0.943

0.971

0.929

T2

0.905

0.921

0.893

FA

0.933

0.939

0.947

D

0.874

0.928

0.864

D*

0.881

0.824

0.906

  1. ICC values ranged from 0 to 1, less than 0.4 indicating poor reliability, and greater than 0.75 indicating good reliability
  2. ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, T2 transverse relaxation time, FA fractional anisotropy, D true diffusion coefficient; D* pseudo-diffusion coefficient
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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