Diagnostic Accuracy of Dual Energy CT for Bone Marrow Edema of the Sacroiliac Joints Compared with MRI: A Systematic Review.

J Clin Med · 2026 · PMC13164143 · PMID 42123069

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did not reach statistical significancep ≈ 0.07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Sensitivity was lower for sacral BME than for iliac BME (69% vs 79%), although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p ≈ 0.07).

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(ii) Technical parameters: analysis based on slice thickness showed a trend toward higher specificity for acquisitions ≥1 mm compared to <1 mm (approximately 90% vs. 84%), although this difference was not statistically significant ( p ≈ 0.06).

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