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Table 5 Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for interobserver variability accounting for the assessment of image quality and vessel diameters on native relaxation-enhanced angiography without contrast (REACT) and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA)

From: Non-contrast free-breathing 3D cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography using REACT (relaxation-enhanced angiography without contrast) compared to contrast-enhanced steady-state magnetic resonance angiography in complex pediatric congenital heart disease at 3T

 

Native REACT CMRA

Contrast-enhanced steady-state CMRA

Image quality

 Overall

0.871 (0.840, 0.896)

0.792 (0.740, 0.833)

 Aorta

0.704 (0.425, 0.849)

0.873 (0.752, 0.935)

 Pulmonary arteries

0.921 (0.877, 0.949)

0.719 (0.567, 0.818)

 Pulmonary veins

0.814 (0.701, 0.885)

0.753 (0.586, 0.850)

 Vena cava

0.800 (0.677, 0.876)

0.803 (0.672, 0.880)

 Coronary origin

0.727 (0.563, 0.830)

0.809 (0.666, 0.887)

Vessel diameters (mm)

 Overall

0.996 (0.995, 0.997)

0.995 (0.994, 0.996)

 Aorta

0.998 (0.997, 0.999)

0.997 (0.995, 0.998)

 Pulmonary arteries

0.995 (0.993, 0.997)

0.996 (0.993, 0.997)

 Pulmonary veins

0.970 (0.957, 0.979)

0.965 (0.950, 0.975)

  1. Numbers in parentheses are the 95% confidence intervals