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.