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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 3.
Published in final edited form as: Radiology. 2014 Mar 14;272(1):241–251. doi: 10.1148/radiol.14131603

Table 2.

Vessel segment image quality assessment scores for both readers in aggregate.

N Vessel Signal Vessel Sharpness Presence of
Artifact
Venous
Contamination

Arterial Segment Vol Pt Vol Pt Vol Pt Vol Pt Vol Pt
Distal Abdominal Aorta 16 26 3.8 (0.9) 3.7 (1.2) 3.9 (0.8) 3.3 (1.1) 3.0 (0.7) 2.6 (0.9) 5.0 (0.0) 5.0 (0.0)
Common Iliac 32 50 3.8 (1.0) 3.3 (1.3) 3.7 (0.8) 3.0 (1.2) 3.3 (0.8) 2.7 (1.0) 5.0 (0.0) 4.8 (0.8)
Internal Iliac 32 52 3.8 (0.8) 3.4 (1.1) 3.8 (0.8) 3.3 (1.0) 3.4 (1.1) 2.8 (1.1) 5.0 (0.0) 4.8 (0.6)
External Iliac 32 49 3.7 (0.6) 3.7 (0.9) 3.7 (0.7) 3.4 (1.0) 3.3 (0.8) 3.0 (1.0) 5.0 (0.0) 4.8 (0.6)
Common Femoral 32 52 4.7 (0.5) 4.4 (0.7) 4.5 (0.7) 4.0 (0.9) 4.3 (0.7) 4.0 (0.9) 5.0 (0.0) 5.0 (0.2)
Superficial Femoral 32 51 4.4 (0.6) 4.5 (1.0) 4.4 (0.8) 4.3 (1.1) 3.9 (0.7) 4.0 (1.1) 5.0 (0.0) 5.0 (0.2)
Deep Femoral 32 52 4.3 (0.7) 4.1 (1.0) 4.4 (0.5) 4.1 (1.0) 4.1 (0.7) 4.0 (1.0) 5.0 (0.0) 5.0 (0.2)
Popliteal 32 50 4.9 (0.3) 4.3 (1.2) 4.8 (0.4) 4.2 (1.2) 4.5 (0.5) 4.0 (1.2) 5.0 (0.0) 4.9 (0.3)
Tibioperoneal Trunk 30 48 4.9 (0.3) 4.3 (1.0) 4.9 (0.4) 4.3 (0.9) 4.5 (0.5) 4.2 (1.0) 4.9 (0.2) 4.6 (0.6)
Proximal Anterior Tibial 32 47 4.9 (0.3) 4.4 (0.8) 4.8 (0.4) 4.4 (0.9) 4.5 (0.6) 4.3 (0.8) 4.9 (0.2) 4.2 (1.1)
Proximal Posterior Tibial 32 46 4.8 (0.6) 4.5 (0.9) 4.8 (0.5) 4.4 (0.9) 4.5 (0.6) 4.2 (0.9) 4.8 (0.4) 4.1 (1.1)
Proximal Peroneal 32 49 4.9 (0.3) 4.5 (0.8) 4.9 (0.3) 4.4 (0.8) 4.5 (0.5) 4.2 (0.8) 4.8 (0.4) 4.0 (1.1)
Distal Anterior Tibial 32 50 4.8 (0.5) 4.3 (1.0) 4.8 (0.4) 4.2 (1.0) 4.6 (0.5) 4.2 (0.8) 4.8 (0.4) 4.1 (1.1)
Distal Posterior Tibial 30 47 4.7 (0.5) 4.5 (0.9) 4.7 (0.4) 4.3 (0.9) 4.5 (0.5) 4.2 (0.9) 4.9 (0.3) 4.1 (1.2)
Distal Peroneal 32 47 4.8 (0.4) 4.4 (0.8) 4.8 (0.4) 4.3 (0.8) 4.5 (0.5) 4.2 (0.8) 4.8 (0.5) 4.0 (1.1)
Dorsalis Pedis 30 45 4.1 (0.9) 4.1 (1.1) 4.1 (0.9) 4.1 (1.1) 4.4 (0.6) 4.1 (0.9) 4.6 (0.8) 4.0 (1.1)
Distal Plantar 28 27 2.9 (1.3) 3.6 (1.0) 3.1 (1.3) 3.8 (0.9) 4.0 (0.7) 3.9 (0.8) 4.5 (0.9) 3.7 (1.1)
Plantar Arch 9 6 3.0 (0.7) 3.7 (2.1) 3.2 (0.4) 3.7 (2.1) 3.4 (0.5) 3.7 (2.1) 4.3 (0.7) 2.7 (1.9)

N is the total number of segments scored in aggregate for healthy volunteers (Vol) and patients (Pt). Scoring was done on a five-point scale (5=best). Reader aggregate scores are reported as: mean (standard deviation).