Table 1.

Intra-observer reliability and absolute mean±s.d. values for RV ϵ and SR at rest in two body positions

	TVI scan 1	TVI scan 2	CoV	LoA	MST scan 1	MST scan 2	CoV	LoA
REST supine ϵ
Global (%)	−28±4	−27±2	7	−0.4 (−5.3 to 4.6)	−28.36±3.95	−28.86±2.40	12	0.5 (−7.3 to 8.3)
Basal (%)	−27±6	−25±7	17	−2.4 (−14.2 to 9.4)	−29.75±5.58	−30.56±6.76	18	0.9 (−13.2 to 14.9)
Mid (%)	−30±6	−32±5	12	1.9 (−7.8 to 11.6)	−30.21±6.45	−29.00±5.22	12	−0.3 (−10.1 to 9.5)
Apical (%)	−26±8	−25±9	17	−0.7 (−11.5 to 10.1)	−27.28±8.43	−26.97±8.63	85	−0.3 (−24.5 to 23.85)
REST seated ϵ
Global (%)	−27±4	−26±4	8	−0.4 (−6.4 to 5.6)	−26.56±3.67	−25.78±4.24	12	−0.8 (−15.6 to 14)
Basal (%)	−28±8	−31±5	17	−1.5 (−13.3 to 10.2)	−28.31±8.28	−30.53±5.08	43	2.2 (−13.7 to 18.1)
Mid (%)	−29±3	−29±5	15	1.0 (−9.9 to 11.9)	−29.30±3.41	−28.70±5.41	13	−0.6 (−9.7 to 8.5)
Apex (%)	−23±7	−19±10	14	−0.6 (−9.8 to 8.5)	−23.32±7.36	−19.3±10.02	46	−4.0 (−21.6 to 13.5)
REST supine SRS
Global (l/s)	−1.49±0.30	−1.53±0.31	15	0.0 (−0.5 to 0.6)	−1.45±0.41	−1.54±0.21	61	0.1 (−0.7 to 0.8)
Basal (l/s)	−1.38±0.47	−1.29±0.43	29	−0.1 (−1.1 to 0.9)	−2.00±0.6	−2.01±0.57	29	0.0 (−1.4 to 1.5)
Mid (l/s)	−1.59±0.32	−1.79±0.45	22	0.3 (−0.7 to 1.2)	−1.71±0.43	−1.66±0.4	27	−0.1 (−1.2 to 1.1)
Apical (l/s)	−1.56±0.52	−1.61±0.37	24	0.0 (−0.8 to 0.9)	−1.64±0.43	−1.74±0.44	34	0.1 (−1 to 1.2)
REST seated SRS
Global (l/s)	−1.53±0.43	−1.59±0.54	11	0.1 (−0.5 to 0.6)	−1.53±0.27	−1.42±0.32	32	−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.7)
Basal (l/s)	−1.40±0.66	−1.54±0.69	24	0.1 (−0.6 to 0.9)	−2.39±0.7	−2.37±0.58	25	0.0 (−1.5 to 1.4)
Mid (l/s)	−1.76±0.53	−1.75±0.50	11	0.0 (−0.5 to 0.5)	−1.87±0.25	−1.86±0.41	17	0.0 (−0.8 to 0.8)
Apical (l/s)	−1.45±0.31	−1.48±0.56	29	0.0 (−0.9 to 0.9)	−1.59±0.28	−1.5±0.73	49	−0.1 (−1.5 to 1.3)
REST supine SRE
Global (l/s)	2.23±0.48	2.18±0.37	16	0.0 (−0.8 to 0.9)	1.75±0.4	1.76±0.24	17	0.0 (−0.7 to 0.7)
Basal (l/s)	2.23±0.69	2.41±0.71	27	−0.2 (−1.5 to 1.1)	3.04±1.03	2.59±0.79	40	0.5 (−2 to 2.9)
Mid (l/s)	2.24±0.68	2.32±0.46	21	−0.1 (−1.3 to 1.1)	1.78±0.57	1.87±0.45	20	−0.1 (−1 to 0.8)
Apical (l/s)	2.21±0.98	1.81±0.58	34	0.4 (−1.4 to 2.2)	1.90±0.73	1.79±0.66	90	0.1 (−2.1 to 2.3)
REST seated SRE
Global (l/s)	2.11±0.55	2.29±0.57	16	−0.2 (−1.1 to 0.7)	1.77±0.35	1.67±0.34	20	0.1 (−0.8 to 1.0)
Basal (l/s)	2.30±0.85	2.53±0.83	27	−0.2 (−1.7 to 1.3)	2.85±0.93	2.78±0.76	26	0.1 (−1.8 to 1.9)
Mid (l/s)	2.17±0.63	2.28±0.71	23	−0.1 (−1.5 to 1.3)	2.04±0.49	1.93±0.52	33	0.1 (−1.5 to 1.7)
Apical (l/s)	1.84±0.60	2.07±0.62	35	−0.2 (−1.8 to 1.4)	1.68±0.72	1.44±0.72	81	0.2 (−1.7 to 2.1)
REST supine SRA
Global (l/s)	1.07±0.34	1.08±0.34	26	0.0 (−0.8 to 0.7)	0.90±0.26	0.93±0.21	31	0.0 (−0.7 to 0.6)
Basal (l/s)	1.01±0.39	0.98±0.46	36	0.1 (−0.8 to 0.9)	1.14±0.47	1.18±0.31	37	0.0 (−1.1 to 1.1)
Mid (l/s)	1.27±0.56	1.31±0.62	45	0.0 (−1.2 to 1.1)	1.26±0.38	1.13±0.38	26	0.1 (−0.7 to 1)
Apical (l/s)	0.91±0.44	0.97±0.61	66	0.1 (−1.5 to 1.3)	1.06±0.57	1.03±0.42	189	0.0 (−1.3 to 1.4)
REST seated SRA
Global (l/s)	0.94±0.28	1.06±0.33	21	−0.1 (−0.6 to 0.4)	0.86±0.26	0.81±0.29	33	0.1 (−0.5 to 0.6)
Basal (l/s)	0.92±0.51	1.19±0.55	31	−0.3 (−1.1 to 0.6)	1.39±0.62	1.31±0.43	46	0.1 (−1.2 to 1.4)
Mid (l/s)	1.08±0.37	1.15±0.49	34	−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.8)	1.07±0.29	0.97±0.43	39	0.1 (−0.6 to 0.8)
Apical (l/s)	0.81±0.41	0.83±0.33	54	0.0 (−1 to 0.9)	0.82±0.38	0.77±0.44	58	0.1 (−0.6 to 0.7)