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Table 3 Different software issue different names for parameters

From: Repeatability and reproducibility of various 4D Flow MRI postprocessing software programs in a multi-software and multi-vendor cross-over comparison study

Nomenclature of this publication

SW-A

SW-B

SW-C

SW-D

Stroke volume (ml)

Pumped blood volume (ml)

Total Volume (ml)

Stroke Volume (ml)

Flow (l)

Forward stroke volume (ml)

Forward flow (ml)

Total Forward

Volume (ml)

Net Forward Flow Volume (ml)

Forward (l)

Backward stroke volume (ml)

Backward flow (ml)

Total Backward Volume (ml)

Net Backward Flow Volume (ml)

Backward (l)

Peak flow (ml/s)

Flow Graph (ml/s)

Maximum Flow (ml/s)

peak value of time resolved “Net Flow” (ml/s)

peak value of time resolved “Flow” (l/s)

Peak maximum velocity (cm/s)

Max Velocity Graph (cm/s)

peak value of time resolved “Max Mag” (cm/s)

peak value of time resolved “Velocity Max” (cm/s)

peak value of time resolved “Velocity Max” (m/s)

Peak average velocity (cm/s)

Mean Velocity Graph (cm/s)

Maximum Mean Velocity (cm/s)

peak value of time resolved „Velocity Avg “ (cm/s)

peak value of time resolved “Velocity Mean” (m/s)

Area (mm2)

Contour Area Graph (mm2)

Area (mm2)

Area (mm2)

Area (mm2)

Wall shear stress (WSS)

WSS (mPa)

WSS1,2 (mPa)

WSS1,2 (Pa)

WSS Magnitude1 (N/m2)

WSS No projection1,2,3 (Pa)

Temporal resolution

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Spatial resolution

1 contour with n (90) Vectors

1 contour, no segments

1 contour with n (8) segments

1 contour with n (8) segments

Peak WSS per segment

Calculated:

11 vectors got grouped together. Peak of those mean values

Peak value of time resolved, “Segment 1 WSS Mag.” to “Segment 8 WSS Mag.”

Peak value of segmentally resolved “Max WSS(mean) No Projection”

Peak WSS per contour

Calculated:

Mean value of all WSS vectors

“Max Wall Shear Stress”

Peak value of time resolved “Avg WSS Mag”

Calculated:

Peak value of the calculated mean WSS No Projection value of segments 1–8 calculated separately for each time point

  1. 1 Axial WSS also available; 2circumferential WSS also available; 3 oscillatory shear index also available