Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	17083
Country	United States

Received	2015-02-11 08:31
Peer-Review Started	2015-02-11 20:36
To Make the First Decision	2015-03-06 10:09
Return for Revision	2015-03-15 19:07
Revised	2015-04-24 02:45
Second Decision	2015-07-22 17:36
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-08-03 15:57
Articles in Press	2015-08-03 15:57
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-09-25 20:52
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-10-13 17:27

ISSN	1949-8470 (online)
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Category	Neuroimaging
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Inter- and intra-rater reliability of diffusion tensor imaging parameters in the normal pediatric spinal cord
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nadia Barakat, Pallav Shah, Scott H Faro, John P Gaughan, Devon Middleton, MJ Mulcahey and Feroze B Mohamed
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Shriners Hospitals for Children #8956
Corresponding Author	Nadia Barakat, PhD, Department of Radiology, Temple University, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States. nadia.barakat@temple.edu
Key Words	Diffusion tensor imaging; Reproducibility; Reliability; Spinal cord; Inter-rater; Intra-rater
Core Tip	We tested the reliability of spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) by assessing inter- and intra-rater agreement between two region of interest (ROI) selection methods. Results showed moderate to strong agreement between repeated measurements. There was a variation in DTI parameters at lower and upper spinal cord levels and significant differences between raters in the number of pixels they chose to outline ROIs. There were no significant differences in DTI parameter values derived from these ROIs. The study showed that strong reproducibility in spinal cord DTI can be achieved, and highlighted the importance of setting detailed methodology to standardize ROI drawing techniques.
Publish Date	2015-10-13 17:27
Citation	Barakat B, Shah P, Faro SH, Gaughan JP, Middleton D, Mulcahey MJ, Mohamed FB. Inter- and intra-rater reliability of diffusion tensor imaging parameters in the normal pediatric spinal cord. World J Radiol 2015; 7(9): 279-285
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v7/i9/279.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v7.i9.279

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