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. 2023 Feb 18;33(7):4875–4884. doi: 10.1007/s00330-023-09472-9

Table 3.

Comparison of the mean image quality, motion artifacts, and diagnostic confidence

Reader 1 Reader 2
CS CS DL p value CS CS DL p value
Diagnostic confidence 3.2 ± 0.1 3.8 ± 0.2 0.18 2.9 ± 0.2 3.7 ± 0.1 0.04
Motion artifacts 3.7 ± 0.4* 3.8 ± 0.4* 0.23 3.7 ± 0.4* 3.8 ± 0.5* 0.25
Overall image quality 2.8 ± 0.3 3.7 ± 0.1 0.02 2.7 ± 0.1 3.8 ± 0.3 0.01

Data are presented as means ± standard deviations

4-point Likert scale (4 = excellent; 1 = inadequate)

*Motion artifacts graded with a 3-point scale: 2 = severe, 3 = little, 4 = none