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Table 4 Intra- and inter-observer reliability

From: Direct measurement of atrioventricular valve regurgitant jets using 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance is accurate and reliable for children with congenital heart disease: a retrospective cohort study

 

Intra-observer

Inter-observer

Regurgitant Fraction (%)

(n = 20)

ICC (95% CI)

Mean Difference (± SD)

ICC (95% CI)

Mean Difference (± SD)

VOL

28.3% ± 20.6

0.97 (0.92–0.99)

− 0.04% ± 5.43

0.96 (0.90–0.99)

− 2.41% ± 5.05*

AIMstat

23.3% ± 22.5

0.98 (0.95–0.99)

0.15% ± 4.72

0.95 (0.88–0.98)

1.89% ± 7.23

AIMtrack

20.4% ± 23.4

0.98 (0.95–0.99)

− 0.17% ± 4.86

0.96 (0.90–0.98)

1.18% ± 7.12

JET

28.6% ± 20.1

0.97 (0.93–0.99)

− 0.09% ± 4.77

0.94 (0.87–0.98)

1.92% ± 6.71

Planimetry

(LV = 8; RV = 12)

ICC (95% CI)

Median Difference (IQR)

ICC (95% CI)

Median Difference (IQR)

LVEDVi (mL/m2)

107.8 (84.5–128.7)

0.99 (0.97–0.99)

− 0.9 (− 4.3–0.4)

0.99 (0.96–0.99)

− 1.6 (− 4.3–2.1)

LVESVi (mL/m2)

52.5 (40.3–59.3)

0.99 (0.95–0.99)

0.3 (− 5.1–1.7)

0.99 (0.96–0.99)

1.4 (0.3–3.6)

RVEDVi (mL/m2)

135.6 (121.0–214.3)

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

− 1.8 (− 6.9–2.1)

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

− 0.5 (− 2.3–2.4)

RVESVi (mL/m2)

74.4 (67.5–140.2)

0.99 (0.98–0.99)

− 2.6 (− 5.0–2.7)

0.99 (0.99–0.99)

1.4 (− 0.1–4.7)**

  1. Descriptive statistics for the 20 subjects from the original dataset are depicted in the second column to which the intra- and inter-observer differences can be compared. These differences were non-significant (p > 0.1), except for VOL and RVESVi inter-observer analysis as denoted by asterisks (*p = 0.046 and **p = 0.033, respectively). VOL Volumetry method, AIMstat Annular inflow method by static plane, AIMtrack Annular inflow method by valve-tracking plane, JET Direct measurement of the atrioventricular regurgitant jet, LV Left ventricle, RV Right ventricle, EDVi Indexed end-diastolic volume, ESVi Indexed end-systolic volume, ICC Intra-class correlation, CI Confidence interval, SD Standard deviation