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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Mar 1;35(7):738–751.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.02.010

Table 12.

Inter- and intraobserver differences (columns 2 and 3, respectively) and the corresponding percentage variabilities (columns 4 and 5) in measured parameters noted in a subgroup of 30 study subjects selected to assess measurement reproducibility

Interobserver difference Intraobserver difference Interobserver % variability Intraobserver % variability
MA size
 AP diameter, cm 0.3 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 9 ± 7 8 ± 6
 AL-PM diameter, cm 0.3 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 8 ± 6 6 ± 5
 Circumference, cm 0.9 ± 0.8 0.7 ± 0.6 8 ± 7 6 ± 6
 2D area, cm2 1.5 ± 1.1 1.1 ± 0.8 16 ± 12 13 ± 10
 3D area, cm3 1.9 ± 2.0 1.4 ± 1.5 18 ± 16 14 ± 12
MA shape
 NPA, ° 11 ± 6 12 ± 14 7 ± 4 8 ± 9
 Annular height, cm 0.19 ± 0.15 0.15 ± 0.13 25 ± 22 19 ± 17
 Tenting volume, cm3 1.4 ± 0.9 0.5 ± 0.4 36 ± 20 18 ± 17
 Tenting area, cm2 0.7 ± 0.4 0.4 ± 0.3 31 ± 15 20 ± 16
 Tenting height, mm 2.7 ± 1.4 2.0 ± 1.4 27 ± 15 22 ± 16
 Sphericity index (AP/AL-PM) 0.06 ± 0.04 0.08 ± 0.05 7 ± 5 9 ± 6
Mitral leaflets
 Anterior leaflet area, cm2 1.1 ± 1.0 0.8 ± 0.6 17 ± 14 14 ± 10
 Posterior leaflet area, cm2 1.4 ± 0.8 1.0 ± 0.7 23 ± 13 18 ± 14
 Anterior leaflet length, cm 0.3 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.2 12 ± 9 14 ± 9
 Posterior leaflet length, cm 0.4 ± 0.2s 0.3 ± 0.3 24 ± 14 24 ± 23