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Table 2 Inter-observer agreement of the 1.5T cases at CHUV (n=30)

From: Quality assessment of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the setting of the European CMR registry: description and validation of standardized criteria

Reader

1 vs. 2

1 vs. 3

1 vs. 4

2 vs. 3

2 vs. 4

3 vs. 4

Qualitative quality assessment

Total quality score

      

MeanΔ±SD

0.2±1.6

0.3±1.6

0.0±1.5

0.1±0.9

−0.3±2.0

−0.4±2.0

Mean score

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.3

3.5

3.5

Total quality score

      

Correlation coefficient

0.86

0.85

0.90

0.96

0.83

0.81

Inter-observer agreement

97%

97%

100%

100%

97%

97%

Quantitative quality assessment: SI analyses

LGE: Agreement for SNR classes

SI anterior wall

92%

89%

74%

93%

81%

74%

SI inferior wall

77%

81%

70%

85%

77%

74%

Perfusion: Agreement for classes of SI increase during first pass

SI anterior wall

100%

96%

92%

96%

96%

88%

SI inferior wall

88%

76%

84%

83%

87%

79%

Global Assessment

      

Overall agreement

97%

97%

100%

100%

97%

97%

  1. Readers 1 and 2 are SCMR level 3 experts; reader 3 is a trained study nurse, reader 4 is a trained medical student.
  2. SI, signal intensity.
  3. All p-values of the linear regression analyses are <0.05.
  4. Qualitative evaluation is classified into tertiles: scores <9 / 9-16 / >16.
  5. LGE: Three scores of SNR: <2 / 2-5 / >5.
  6. Perfusion: Three scores of SI increase during first pass: <100% / 100-200% / >200%.