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Table 4 Results of US and MR imaging for detecting knee cartilage defects of each grade

From: A novel ultrasound scanning approach for evaluating femoral cartilage defects of the knee: comparison with routine magnetic resonance imaging

Grade

US

MRI

Radiologist 1

Radiologist 2

0

92.9 (78/84) (0.317)

90.5 (76/84) (0.083)

94.0 (79/84)

1

0.0 (0/20) (0.025)

0.0 (0/20) (0.025)

25.0 (5/20)

2

33.3 (10/30) (0.083)

40.0 (12/30) (0.317)

43.3 (13/30)

3

55.3 (21/38) (0.014)

65.8 (25/38) (0.157)

71.1 (27/38)

4

73.9 (17/23) (0.083)

82.6 (19/23) (0.317)

87.0 (20/23)

  1. Data are the percentages, followed by the raw data; numbers in parentheses are the P values in comparison with MRI (McNemar test)