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. 2023 Dec 28;15(12):338–349. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i12.338

Table 2.

Image-quality scores in the qualitative assessment

Qualitative assessment
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Sharpness of the pancreas contour Entire pancreas contour is unclear < 50% of the pancreas contour is clear ≥ 50% of the pancreas contour is clear Entire pancreas contour is clear
Image noise Severe noise; no visualization of any organs Moderate noise; compromised diagnostic capability of FOCUS is more than ≥ 50% of the image Mild noise; compromised the diagnostic capability of FOCUS is < 50% of the image No or slight noise on the image
Distortion of the pancreas Severe distortion; no visualization of the whole pancreas Moderate distortion; no visualization is ≥ 50% of the pancreas Mild distortion; no visualization is < 50% of the pancreas No distortion of the pancreas
Visualization of pancreas cystic lesion No visualization of pancreas cystic lesion Pancreas cystic lesion is visible, but its SI is low Pancreas cystic lesion is visible with high SI, but its contour is unclear Pancreas cystic lesion is clearly visible with high SI and clear contour
Visualization of MPD on ADC map No visualization of MPD Visible MPD is < 50% of the pancreas Visible MPD is ≥ 50% of the pancreas Whole MPD is visible

MPD: Main pancreatic duct; ADC: Apparent diffusion coefficient; SI: Signal intensity; FOCUS: Field-of-view optimized and constrained undistorted single-shot.