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. 2017 Feb 20;33(8):1135–1148. doi: 10.1007/s10554-017-1092-4

Table 4.

Bland–Altman bias and 95% limits of agreement comparing measurements on the outer edge of the Doppler envelope with those at the middle of the Doppler envelope

Algorithm vs. expert consensus Expert 1 vs. other experts Expert 2 vs. other experts Expert 3 vs. other experts Expert 1 vs. algorithm Expert 2 vs. algorithm Expert 3 vs. algorithm
Septal s′
 Middle 0.16 ± 0.84 0.25 ± 1.06 −0.62 ± 0.78 0.36 ± 1.41 0.00 ± 0.84 0.57 ± 0.86 −0.08 ± 1.50
 Outer edge −0.50 ± 1.29 0.16 ± 0.99 0.04 ± 0.48 −0.21 ± 0.91 −0.61 ± 1.61 −0.53 ± 1.30 −0.37 ± 1.27
Septal e′
 Middle 0.10 ± 0.79 0.11 ± 1.22 −0.76 ± 1.39 0.64 ± 1.02 0.03 ± 1.12 0.60 ± 1.09 −0.33 ± 1.17
 Outer edge −0.23 ± 1.19 −0.10 ± 1.16 0.10 ± 1.58 0.00 ± 1.46 −0.17 ± 1.47 −0.30 ± 1.46 −0.23 ± 1.62
Septal a′
 Middle 0.35 ± 1.04 0.10 ± 1.03 −0.76 ± 1.03 0.65 ± 1.22 0.28 ± 1.10 0.84 ± 1.29 −0.09 ± 1.37
 Outer edge −0.12 ± 1.32 −0.29 ± 1.27 0.23 ± 1.28 0.06 ± 1.80 0.07 ± 1.65 −0.27 ± 1.32 0.16 ± 1.91

Bland–Altman bias and 95% limits of agreement comparing manual and automated peak tissue Doppler velocity measurements at the septal annulus using different measurement conventions: middle of the Doppler envelope and outer edge of the Doppler envelope