Table 2:

Detailed statistical results of mixed-effects logistic regression with fixed factors of matrix size (128 or 192) and reduction factor (1 or 3)

ParameterOdds RatioaStd. ErrorZ95% CI
Lesion conspicuityMatrix4.0831.0355.552.484–6.712
R2.7720.6784.171.716–4.477
Noise assessmentMatrix1.7810.4232.431.118–2.838
R7.9802.3207.144.513–14.108
Spatial resolutionMatrix7.7751.7109.325.052–11.966
R6.4241.4038.524.187–9.857
Motion artifactMatrix1.4350.4611.120.764–2.695
R6.8192.8884.532.973–15.639
Susceptibility artifactMatrix1.6450.4121.991.007–2.687
R47.39815.62311.7124.842–90.434
QualityMatrix5.5261.3846.833.382–9.028
R26.2247.26311.815.239–45.127
  • Note:—R indicates reduction factor.

  • a The odds ratio represents the odds that one will obtain a score of 4–5 (better than a standard DWI sequence) versus a score of 1–3 (equal to or worse than a standard DWI sequence).