Table 4.
Comparison between inter-observer coefficient of variations in this study and in selected published reports
| Present study | Grothues et al. (8) | Hudsmith et al. (25) | Karamitsos et al. (post-training) (26) | Karamitsos et al. (expert) (26) | Moon et al. (24) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 60 | 60 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Diagnosis | Normal/ASD/TOF | Normal/CHF/LVH | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal/CHF |
| CMR technique | SSFP | FLASH | SSFP | SSFP | SSFP | SSFP |
| Right ventricle | ||||||
| EDV | 6.4% | 6.2% | 9.6% | |||
| ESV | 13.0% | 14.1% | ||||
| EF | 8.0% | 8.3% | 10.7% | |||
| Mass | 11.3% | 8.7% | ||||
| Left ventricle | ||||||
| EDV | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | |
| ESV | 10.5% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 10.5% | ||
| EF | 5.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 6% | |
| Mass | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 6% |
Abbreviations: ASD = atrial septal defect; CHF = congestive heart failure; EDV = end-diastolic volume; EF = ejection fraction; ESV = end-systolic volume; FLASH = fast low-angle shot; LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy; SSFP= steady-state free precession; TOF = tetralogy of Fallot