Table 3 Distribution of scores for image quality, artifacts, and diagnostic confidence of both readers combined for breath-hold and free-breathing LGE in absolute and relative values
Criterion | Technique | Non-diagnostic | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | Good + excellent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Breath-hold | – | 7 (5.0%) | 11 (7.9%) | 45 (32.1%) | 77 (55.0%) | 122 (87.1%) |
quality | Free-breathing | – | 7 (5.0%) | 21 (15.0%) | 61 (43.6%) | 51 (36.4%) | 112 (80.0%) |
Criterion | Technique | Non-diagnostic | High impact | Moderate impact | Low impact | None | Low impact + none |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artifacts | Breath-hold | – | 5 (3.6%) | 21 (15.0%) | 42 (30.0%) | 72 (51.4%) | 114 (81.4%) |
|  | Free-breathing | – | 11 (7.9%) | 19 (13.6%) | 63 (45.0%) | 47 (33.6%) | 110 (78.6%) |
Criterion | Technique | Non-diagnostic | Low | Fair | Good | High | Good + high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostic | Breath-hold | – | 6 (4.3%) | 7 (5.0%) | 40 (28.6%) | 87 (62.1%) | 127 (90.7%) |
confidence | Free-breathing | – | 4 (2.9%) | 21 (15.0%) | 33 (23.6%) | 82 (58.6%) | 115 (82.1%) |