Table 5. Intra-observer and inter-observer variability for mitral orifice open distance and VFT measurements.
Parameter | Intra-observer (n=20) | Inter-observer (n=20) | |||||
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Bias (limits of agreement) | ICC | CoV | Bias (limits of agreement) | ICC | CoV | ||
Mitral orifice open distance (mm) | 0.17 (−0.91 to 1.26) | 98.5% | 2.21 | 0.33 (−1.15 to 1.81) | 97.3% | 3.15 | |
VFTvolume | −0.11 (−0.55 to 0.33) | 96.8% | 5.29 | −0.03 (−0.69 to 0.63) | 93% | 7.56 | |
VFTblood | 0.11 (−0.26 to 0.47) | 97.4% | 5.30 | 0.19 (−0.56 to 0.93) | 88.9% | 11.56 |
VFT, vortex formation time; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; CoV, coefficient of variation.