Table 1.

Scoring for various parameters of image quality for each acquisition/reconstruction scheme and for each phase of enhancement

Image quality Parameter	Score	Scoring system
Overall Image Quality	1 – 5	1. Unacceptable; 2. Poor; 3. Acceptable; 4. Good; 5. Excellent
Liver Edge Sharpness & Hepatic Vessel Clarity	1 – 5	1. Unreadable; 2. Extreme blur; 3. Moderate blur; 4. Mild blur; 5. No blur
Streak Artifact	1 – 5	1. Unreadable; 2. Extreme artifact; 3. Moderate artifact; 4. Mild artifact; 5. No artifact
Lesion Conspicuity	1 – 5	1. Unreadable; 2. Poor; 3. Acceptable; 4. Good; 5. Excellent
Lesion Edge Sharpness	1 – 5	1. Unreadable; 2. Extreme blur; 3. Moderate blur; 4. Mild blur; 5. No blur