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. 2021 Dec 22;52(3):501–512. doi: 10.1007/s00247-021-05225-2

Table 3.

Vessel definition score

GE-MRV FE-MRV Paired t-test P-value
Mean observer score ± SD Interobserver agreement AC1 statistic Mean observer score ± SD Interobserver agreement AC1 statistic
Inferior vena cava 2.53 ± 1.03 0.538 3.68 ± 0.44 0.824  < 0.001
Superior vena cava 2.53 ± 0.97 0.671 3.25 ± 0.75 0.751 0.020
Innominate vein 2.45 ± 1.09 0.867 3.35 ± 0.63 0.756 0.003
Internal jugular vein 2.73 ± 1.08 0.537 3.60 ± 0.53 0.642 0.003
Subclavian vein 2.50 ± 1.09 0.601 3.35 ± 0.67 0.753 0.006
Superior pulmonary vein 2.25 ± 0.85 0.545 2.83 ± 0.44 0.576 0.017
Inferior pulmonary vein 2.13 ± 0.83 0.415 2.80 ± 0.66 0.435 0.007
Tributaries of the superior and inferior pulmonary veins 2.05 ± 0.78 0.615 2.55 ± 0.46 0.634 0.008
Azygos vein 2.08 ± 0.96 0.476 2.95 ± 0.74 0.485 0.009
Superior mesenteric vein 2.40 ± 0.91 0.674 3.15 ± 0.88 0.679 0.014
Inferior mesenteric vein 2.00 ± 0.90 0.479 2.60 ± 0.81 0.409 0.005
Tributaries of the superior mesenteric vein 2.00 ± 0.87 0.545 2.68 ± 0.78 0.415 0.030
Splenic vein 2.05 ± 0.89 0.675 2.93 ± 0.61 0.489 0.001
Middle hepatic vein 2.18 ± 0.88 0.280 3.13 ± 0.54 0.437  < 0.001
Portal vein 2.50 ± 0.90 0.609 3.48 ± 0.57 0.817  < 0.001
Common iliac vein 2.45 ± 1.01 0.602 3.20 ± 1.15 0.754 0.038
Internal iliac vein 2.05 ± 1.03 0.479 2.58 ± 1.00 0.341 0.15
External iliac vein 2.28 ± 1.20 0.672 2.88 ± 1.25 0.549 0.17

AC1 first order agreement coefficient, FE-MRV ferumoxytol-enhanced magnetic resonance venography, GE-MRV gadofosveset-enhanced magnetic resonance venography, SD standard deviation