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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of different scanning planes

From: Reliability and validity of different ankle MRI scanning planes for the anterior talofibular ligament injury diagnosis: a cadaveric study

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Routine axial plane

Oblique axial-coronal plane

Oblique axial-sagittal plane

Reader 1

Reader 2

Reader 3

Reader 1

Reader 2

Reader 3

Reader 1

Reader 2

Reader 3

Sensitivity

0.65 (13/20)

0.6 (12/20)

0.85 (17/20)

0.85 (17/20)

0.95 (19/20)*

0.95 (19/20)

0.6 (12/20)

0.75 (15/20)

0.75 (15/20)

Specificity

0.65 (13/20)

0.75 (15/20)

0.85 (17/20)

0.9 (18/20)

0.9 (18/20)

0.95 (19/20)

0.75 (15/20)

0.75 (15/20)

0.85 (17/20)

Accuracy

0.65 (26/40)

0.675 (27/40)

0.85 (34/40)

0.875 (35/40)*

0.925 (37/40)*

0.95 (38/40)

0.675 (27/40)

0.75 (30/40)

0.8 (32/40)

  1. *pā€‰<ā€‰.05 compared to the routine axial plane of the same reader