Table 2.

Scoring Criteria Utilized for Conventional Self-Calibration and Reconstruction vs. Proposed Data-Driven Self-Calibration and Reconstruction Evaluation

	Favors A			Favors B
Score	−2	−1	0	1	2
Noise	A with decreased graininess with improved diagnostic capability	A with decreased graininess without diagnostic impact	Equivalent	B with decreased graininess without diagnostic impact	B with decreased graininess with improved diagnostic capability
Contrast	A with good contrast between liver/spleen AND renal cortex/medulla not seen in B	A with good contrast between liver/spleen OR renal cortex/medulla not seen in B	Equivalent	B with good contrast between liver/spleen OR renal cortex/medulla not seen in A	B with good contrast between liver/spleen AND renal cortex/medulla not seen in A
Sharpness	A with increased sharpness with improved diagnostic capability	A with increased sharpness without diagnostic impact	Equivalent	B with increased sharpness without diagnostic impact	B with increased sharpness with improved diagnostic capability
Artifacts (besides cardiac motion related nonuniformity)	A with decreased artifacts to the point of improved diagnostic capability	A with decreased artifacts without diagnostic impact	Equivalent	B with decreased artifacts without diagnostic impact	B with decreased artifacts to the point of improved diagnostic capability
Confidence of detecting liver lesions	A with improved confidence of detecting liver lesions in more than half of the images	A with improved confidence of detecting liver lesions in fewer than half of the images	Equivalent	B with improved confidence of detecting liver lesions in fewer than half of the images	B with improved confidence of detecting liver lesions in more than half of the images