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Table 10 Inter- and intra-observer variability

From: Reference ranges for cardiac structure and function using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in Caucasians from the UK Biobank population cohort

 

Inter-observer ICC*

Intra-observer ICC rangea

Ventricle

 LVEDV

0.97

0.98-1.00

 LVESV

0.88

0.95-0.97

 LVSV

0.92

0.91-0.98

 LVEF

0.71

0.80-0.92

 LV mass

0.92

0.97-0.97

 LV mass to volume ratio

0.92

0.79-0.97

 RVEDV

0.92

0.98-0.99

 RVESV

0.77

0.90-0.97

 RVSV

0.89

0.93-0.98

 RVEF

0.64

0.78-0.95

Atrium

 Maximal LA volume

0.96

0.97-0.98

 LASV

0.90

0.90-0.96

 LAEF

0.64

0.75-0.93

 Maximal RA volume

0.96

0.97-0.99

 RASV

0.86

0.92-0.94

 RAEF

0.75

0.84-0.88

  1. ICC Intra-class correlation coefficient, LV left ventricle, RV right ventricle, EDV end-diastolic volume, ESV end-systolic volume, SV stroke volume, EF ejection fraction, LA left atrium, RA right atrium
  2. *p-value < 0.001
  3. aRange of all observers, p-value < 0.001