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. 2014 Nov 27;31(3):152–158. doi: 10.1016/j.joa.2014.10.003

Table 3.

Image quality score by observer.

Observer 1
Observer 2
DE-MRI (n=18) DE-MRI fused with CE-MRA (n=18) p-Value DE-MRI (n=18) DE-MRI fused with CE-MRA (n=18) p-Value
Image quality score of each segment
r-LSPV 1 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.001 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 1.00
a-LSPV 1 (0, 1) 2 (2, 2) 0.001 1 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.001
a-LIPV 1 (0, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.004 1 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) <0.001
b-LIPV 2 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.009 2 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.008
p-LIPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 1.00 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 1.00
p-LSPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.32 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.32
c-LPV 0 (0, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.001 1 (0, 1) 2 (2, 2) <0.001
r-RSPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.04 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 1.00
a-RSPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.10 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.32
a-RIPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.06 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.16
b-RIPV 2 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.04 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 1.00
p-RIPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.32 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 1.00
p-RSPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.18 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.32
c-RPV 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.06 2 (1, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.007



Overall image quality score
22 (18; 25) 28 (28; 28) <0.001 24 (23; 25) 28 (28; 28) <0.001

LSPV=left superior pulmonary vein, LIPV=left inferior pulmonary vein, RSPV=right superior pulmonary vein, RIVP=right inferior pulmonary vein, r=roof, a=anterior, b=bottom, p=posterior, c=carina, DE-MRI=delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging, and CE-MRA=contrast-enhanced angiography.