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Table 3 The required time and difficulty score for the surgical planning by use of two methods in each observer

From: Magnetic resonance imaging of uterine fibroids: a preliminary investigation into the usefulness of 3D-rendered images for surgical planning

 

Observer 1

Observer 2

Sagittal

SR

p value

Sagittal

SR

p value

Required timea

19.7 ± 9.5

10.4 ± 5.1

<0.05*

47.5 ± 12.3

19.7 ± 9.5

<0.01*

Difficulty score

1.6 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.7

0.53

2.7 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.5

0.28

  1. Sagittal sagittal images, SR surface rendered images.
  2. * The required time of SR is significantly shorter than that of sagittal.
  3. aThe unit of required time is second.