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Table 3 Comparison of different MRI coronal sequences for the diagnosis of HLCFs in children

From: Clinical value of MRI in evaluating and diagnosing of humeral lateral condyle fracture in children

Methods

Case

True positive

True negative

False positive

False negative

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

P-value

Coronal 3D-FS-FSPGR/3D-FSPGR

60

55

5

0

0

100.00a

100.00

0.03

Coronal FS-PDWI

60

48

5

0

7

87.27b

100.00

 

Coronal FS-T2WI

60

50

4

1

5

90.91c

80.00

 
  1. HLCFs, Humeral lateral condyle fractures
  2. Pairwise comparison: a3D-FS-FSPGR/3D-FSPGR VS. FS-PDWI, P = 0.01; bFS-PDWI VS. FS-T2WI, P = 0.54; c3D-FS-FSPGR/3D-FSPGR VS. FS-T2WI, P = 0.02