High resolution diffusion-weighted imaging with readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains for determining myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma

Table 3 Comparison of qualitative scores of DWIs using SS-EPI and RS-EPI technique

parameter	Reader 1(Mean Score ± SD)		P Value ^a	Reader 2(Mean Score ± SD)		P Value ^a
parameter	SS-EPI	RS-EPI	P Value ^a	SS-EPI	RS-EPI	P Value ^a
Geometric distortion	4.63 ± 0.556	5.70 ± 0.466	< 0.001	4.80 ± 0.551	5.77 ± 0.430	< 0.001
Image blurring	3.33 ± 0.711	4.70 ± 0.535	< 0.001	3.00 ± 0.743	4.53 ± 0.571	< 0.001
Ghosting artifacts	3.47 ± 0.629	4.97 ± 0.320	< 0.001	3.43 ± 0.626	4.93 ± 0.254	< 0.001
lesion conspicuity	3.53 ± 0.937	4.87 ± 0.730	< 0.001	3.43 ± 1.006	4.80 ± 0.847	< 0.001
Overall image quality	4.50 ± 1.306	7.27 ± 0.868	< 0.001	4.37 ± 1.273	7.10 ± 0.960	< 0.001

DWI diffusion-weighted imaging, SS-EPI single-shot echo-planar imaging, RS-EPI readout-segmented echo-planar imaging, SD standard deviation

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