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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 Aug 8;31(11):1168–1177.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.06.009

Table 6.

Inter- and Intra-observer variability for 3D Mitral Valve Measurements

Parameter Intraobserver (n = 16) Interobserver (n = 16)
 Mean % Error ± SD ICC  Mean % Error ± SD ICC
AP-Diameter (cm) 6.30 ± 5.29 0.95 (0.87, 0.98) 5.65 ± 5.39 0.94 (0.85, 0.98)
AL-PM Diameter (cm) 3.30 ± 3.91 0.97 (0.92, 0.99) 4.69 ± 3.86 0.96 (0.90, 0.99)
Non-planar angle (deg) 2.16 ± 1.57 0.93 (0.82, 0.97) 5.63 ± 4.87 0.58 (0.16, 0.82)
Annulus circumference, 3D (cm) 3.85 ± 3.71 0.97 (0.92, 0.99) 4.52 ± 4.22 0.95 (0.87, 0.98)
Annular area, 3D (cm2) 7.71 ± 7.63 0.97 (0.92, 0.99) 9.12 ± 8.52 0.95 (0.87, 0.98)
Annular height (cm) 10.17 ± 7.69 0.89 (0.73, 0.96) 9.21 ± 8.55 0.74 (0.42, 0.90)
Tenting volume (cc) 15.03 ± 14.36 0.95 (0.87, 0.98) 16.22 ± 15.46 0.94 (0.85, 0.98)
Tenting area (cm2) 18.15 ± 17.63 0.95 (0.87, 0.98) 25.70 ± 35.14 0.80 (0.54, 0.92)
Tenting height (mm) 11.54 ± 8.96 0.93 (0.82, 0.97) 27.02 ± 38.09 0.56 (0.13, 0.81)
Commissural diameter 3.55 ± 4.26 0.97 (0.92, 0.99) 35.88 ± 31.99 0.96 (0.90, 0.99)
Anterior leaflet area 8.05 ± 8.38 0.96 (0.90, 0.99) 5.00 ± 4.18 0.94 (0.85, 0.98)
Posterior leaflet area (cm2) 5.01 ± 4.09 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) 9.82 ± 9.26 0.83 (0.60, 0.93)
Anterior leaflet length (cm) 6.98 ± 5.99 0.88 (0.71, 0.95) 18.11 ± 11.50 0.80 (0.54, 0.92)
Posterior leaflet length (cm) 4.29 ± 4.63 0.96 (0.90, 0.99) 8.90 ± 7.56 0.58 (0.16, 0.82)
Billow volume (cc) 48.58 ± 36.92 0.96 (0.90, 0.99) 79.21 ± 52.02 0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

AP = anteroposterior; AL-PM = anterolateral-posteromedial.