Research Article

Comparative Study of Multiple High-Signal-Intensity Spots on 3D and 2D Magnetic Resonance Sialography for Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome

Table 1

MR-S staging by sagittal images of 98 sides.

Stage 0Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4Sensitivity (%) [95% CI]

3D MR-S (sagittal)21402412178.6 [69.1–86.2]
 < 0.001a
2D MR-S (sagittal)5810227140.8 [31.0–51.2]

,  < 0.001, comparison of sensitivities of 3D and 2D MR-S by aFisher’s exact test. MR-S: magnetic resonance sialography; CI: confidence interval.