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. 2022 Nov 16;10:1033713. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1033713

TABLE 2.

Inter-observer variability for mitral valve measurements.

Saddle-shaped annulus
Diastole Systole
Absolute Relative ICC (95%CI) Absolute Relative ICC (95%CI)
Area 2D 0.27 ± 0.2 cm2 2.81 ± 1.8% 0.95 [0.89–0.98] 0.28 ± 0.2 cm2 2.91 ± 1.7% 0.93 [0.80–0.98]
Perimeter 2D 2.15 ± 1.2 mm 1.85 ± 1.0% 0.90 [0.74–0.96] 2.60 ± 1.5 mm 2.21 ± 1.4% 0.82 [0.50–0.93]
Perimeter 3D 2.76 ± 1.7 mm 2.22 ± 1.3% 0.86 [0.61–0.95] 3.43 ± 1.6 mm 2.78 ± 1.4% 0.77 [0.52–0.90]
AP Diameter 1.05 ± 0.6 mm 3.62 ± 1.9% 0.81 [0.61–0.91] 0.97 ± 0.6 mm 3.21 ± 2.2% 0.73 [0.52–0.87]
ML Diameter 0.62 ± 0.4 mm 1.57 ± 1.0% 0.93 [0.83–0.97] 1.08 ± 0.6 mm 2.84 ± 1.4% 0.83 [0.46–0.94]
Annulus height 0.99 ± 0.5 mm 18.2 ± 10.0% 0.38 [0.11–0.65] 0.71 ± 0.4 mm 11.1 ± 6.1% 0.71 [0.50–0.86]
Aorto-mitral angle 3.19 ± 2.4° 2.53 ± 2.0% 0.54 [0.29–0.76] 3.31 ± 1.7° 2.79 ± 1.5% 0.70 [0.48–0.85]
TT-distance 2.34 ± 1.0 mm 10.1 ± 4.7% 0.23 [0.00–0.51] 2.29 ± 1.0 mm 10.1 ± 4.7% 0.23 [0.00–0.51]
Saddle-shaped annulus
Area 2D 0.26 ± 0.17 cm2 2.67 ± 1.4% 0.95 [0.90–0.98] 0.26 ± 0.1 cm2 2.69 ± 1.5% 0.94 [0.86–0.98]
Perimeter 2D 1.69 ± 1.01 mm 1.46 ± 0.8% 0.94 [0.87–0.97] 1.68 ± 0.9 mm 1.46 ± 0.8% 0.92 [0.80–0.97]
Perimeter 3D 2.63 ± 1.51 mm 2.19 ± 1.2% 0.87 [0.76–0.94] 2.50 ± 1.2 mm 2.11 ± 1.1% 0.87 [0.73–0.94]
AP Diameter 0.66 ± 0.32 mm 2.33 ± 1.1% 0.90 [0.80–0.95] 0.87 ± 0.5 mm 2.96 ± 1.6% 0.81 [0.61–0.91]
ML Diameter 0.74 ± 0.40 mm 1.86 ± 0.9% 0.91 [0.75–0.96] 1.03 ± 0.7 mm 2.70 ± 1.8% 0.81 [0.46–0.93]
Annulus height 0.96 ± 0.59 mm 27.39 ± 16.4% 0.23 [0.00–0.52] 1.22 ± 0.7 mm 30.21 ± 14.4% 0.26 [0.01–0.54]
Aorto-mitral angle 3.48 ± 2.67° 2.74 ± 2.2% 0.55 [0.27–0.77] 3.83 ± 1.9° 3.18 ± 1.7% 0.67 [0.44–0.84]
TT-distance 2.34 ± 1.00 mm 10.1 ± 4.7% 0.23 [0.00–0.51] 2.29 ± 1.0 mm 10.1 ± 4.7% 0.23 [0.00–0.51]

AP, antero-posterior; CI, confidence interval; ML, medio-lateral; TT, trigone-to-trigone; ICC, intraclass correlation.