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.