Table 3.
Median scores of qualitative image analyses
Reconstruction | Image noise | Delineation of plaques and vessel walls | Overall image quality | ||||
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Popliteal | BTK | Popliteal | BTK | Popliteal | BTK | ||
Qr44 | QIR-2 | 4 (4–4) | 4 (4–4) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–3) |
QIR-3 | 5 (4–5) | 5 (4–5) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | |
QIR-4 | 5 (5–5) | 5 (5–5) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–3) | |
Qr60 | QIR-2 | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) |
QIR-3 | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 4 (4–5) | 4 (4–4) | 4 (4–4) | 4 (4–4) | |
QIR-4 | 4 (4–4) | 4 (4–4) | 5 (4–5) | 4 (4–5) | 5 (4–5) | 4 (4–5) | |
Qr72 | QIR-2 | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (2–2) |
QIR-3 | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | |
QIR-4 | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) |
Interquartile ranges are presented in parentheses. BTK Below-the-knee, Pop Popliteal