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Table 8 Median of scoring results of all 3 evaluators for tissue distinction

From: Comparison of image quality and in vivo appearance of the normal equine nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses in computed tomography and high field (3.0 T) magnetic resonance imaging

Imaging technique

CTbw

CTstw

T2w

T1w

PDw

score

distinction between …

m

%

m

%

m

%

m

%

m

%

… air and mucosal lining of the rostral maxillary and conchofrontal sinus

0

98.1

0

100

3

0

1

14.7

3

9.6

0

1.3

0

9.6

61.5

7.1

1

0.6

0

28.2

23.7

25.6

2

0

0

62.2

0

57.7

3

… mucosal lining and cortical bone of the rostral maxillary and conchofrontal sinus

0

98.1

0

100

3

0.6

1

15.4

2

8.3

0

1.9

0

10.3

70.5

10.9

1

0

0

39.1

14.1

35.9

2

0

0

50.0

0

44.9

3

… the venous plexus of the nasal septum and cortical bone or cartilage

2

7.1

2

1.9

3

0

2

1.3

3

0

0

36.5

37.8

1.3

32.1

3.8

1

45.5

48.1

9

66.7

17.9

2

10.9

12.2

89.7

0

78.2

3

… bone and cartilage of vomer and nasal septum

2

0

2

0

3

0

1

12.8

3

2.6

0

25.6

12.8

10.3

51.3

17.9

1

43.6

82.1

25.6

35.9

15.4

2

30.8

5.1

64.1

0

64.1

3

  1. m = median; % = distribution of awarded scores (0, 1, 2, 3) in percent