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. 2022 Oct 7;3(10):100775. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100775

Table 1.

Overall image performance and vessel detectability studied by the radiologists

4 projections 6 projections 8 projections 10 projections 12 projections p value
The overall image performance 1.29 ± 1.53a,b,c 2.63 ± 1.62d,e,f 4.1 ± 1.15g 4.64 ± 0.74 4.9 ± 0.38 <0.001
Vessel detectability ICA 2.99 ± 1.43h,a,b,c 3.98 ± 1.17d,e,f 4.76 ± 0.54 4.95 ± 0.22 4.98 ± 0.16 <0.001
ACA 1.55 ± 1.5a,b,c 2.48 ± 1.15 2.93 ± 0.47 3 ± 0 3 ± 0 <0.001
MCA 1.45 ± 1.44h,a,b,c 2.43 ± 1.16 2.93 ± 0.47 3 ± 0 3 ± 0 <0.001
Total score 7.28 ± 5.15h,a,b,c 11.5 ± 4.6d,e,f 14.71 ± 2.29g 15.59 ± 0.88 15.88 ± 0.52 <0.001

Data are presented as mean ± SD. Friedman test was conducted to obtain the p values to compare the data obtained using 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 projections (post-hoc pairwise comparisons). ICA, internal carotid artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery.

a

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 4 and 8 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

b

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 4 and 10 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

c

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 4 and 12 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

d

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 6 and 8 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

e

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 6 and 10 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

f

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 6 and 12 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

g

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 8 and 12 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.

h

Adjusted p < 0.05, comparison between scores of 4 and 6 projections by post-hoc pairwise comparisons.