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Table 3 Results for automatic centreline tracking vs. manual annotation: length differences, point-based centreline distances, and corresponding PWV accuracy, all provided as median [IQR]

From: Aortic length measurements for pulse wave velocity calculation: manual 2D vs automated 3D centreline extraction

 

Failed tracings

Absolute length difference (mm)

Average centreline distance (mm)

Absolute PWV difference (m/s + %)

HATS-1

 Scales: 4, 5, 6, 7 mm

-

4.0 [1.9–5.0]

1.3 [0.9–2.0]

0.13 [0.08–0.21], 1.9 [0.9–2.0]%

 Scales: 4, 6 mm

-

2.4 [1.8–4.3]

1.3 [0.8–1.9]

0.08 [0.06–0.19], 1.1 [0.8–1.8]%

 Scales: 6, 8 mm

-

5.4 [3.7–8.0]

1.5 [1.0–2.3]

0.22 [0.16–0.28], 2.4 [1.7–3.3]%

CoA bSSFPa

 Scales: 4, 5, 6, 7 mm

5

7.3 [5.6–8.2]

1.6 [1.0–2.7]

0.15 [0.11–0.20], 2.9 [2.5–3.2]%

 Scales: 4, 6 mm

3

6.4 [4.7–8.9]

1.5 [0.9–2.7]

0.15 [0.09–0.21], 2.8 [2.0–4.7]%

 Scales: 6, 8 mm

5

8.0 [7.1–9.9]

2.0 [1.2–4.1]

0.16 [0.12–0.21], 3.1 [2.6–4.0]%

CoA CE-MRA

 Scales: 4, 5, 6, 7 mm

-

3.9 [2.7–6.3]

1.2 [0.8–1.9]

0.09 [0.05–0.13], 1.5 [1.2–2.8]%

 Scales: 4, 6 mm

-

2.9 [1.9–4.9]

1.2 [0.7–1.9]

0.07 [0.03–0.12], 1.5 [0.8–2.6]%

 Scales: 6, 8 mm

-

5.0 [3.5–8.1]

1.4 [0.9–2.3]

0.11 [0.08–0.18], 2.3 [1.5–3.6]%

  1. aResults for bSSFP are after excluding failed centrelines