K H Narsinh1, K Mueller2, J Nelson3, J Massachi1, D C Murph1, A Z Copelan1, S W Hetts1, V V Halbach1, R T Higashida1, A A Abla4, M R Amans1, C F Dowd1, H Kim3, D L Cooke5. 1. From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (K.H.N., J.M., D.C.M., A.Z.C., S.W.H., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., C.F.D., D.L.C.). 2. Siemens Medical Solutions (K.M.), Malvern, Pennsylvania. 3. Center for Cerebrovascular Research (J.N., H.K.), Department of Anesthesiology. 4. Department of Neurological Surgery (A.A.A.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 5. From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (K.H.N., J.M., D.C.M., A.Z.C., S.W.H., V.V.H., R.T.H., M.R.A., C.F.D., D.L.C.) Daniel.Cooke@ucsf.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemodynamic features of brain AVMs may portend increased hemorrhage risk. Previous studies have suggested that MTT is shorter in ruptured AVMs as assessed on quantitative color-coded parametric DSA. This study assesses the interrater reliability of MTT measurements obtained using quantitative color-coded DSA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-five color-coded parametric DSA images of 34 brain AVMs were analyzed by 4 neuroradiologists with experience in interventional neuroradiology. Hemodynamic features assessed included MTT of the AVM and TTP of the dominant feeding artery and draining vein. Agreement among the 4 raters was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The interrater reliability among the 4 raters was poor (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.218; 95% CI, 0.062-0.414; P value = .002) as it related to MTT assessment. When the analysis was limited to cases in which the raters selected the same image to analyze and selected the same primary feeding artery and the same primary draining vein, interrater reliability improved to fair (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.564; 95% CI, 0.367-0.717; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Interrater reliability in deriving color-coded parametric DSA measurements such as MTT is poor so minor differences among raters may result in a large variance in MTT and TTP results, partly due to the sensitivity and 2D nature of the technique. Reliability can be improved by defining a standard projection, feeding artery, and draining vein for analysis.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemodynamic features of brain AVMs may portend increased hemorrhage risk. Previous studies have suggested that MTT is shorter in ruptured AVMs as assessed on quantitative color-coded parametric DSA. This study assesses the interrater reliability of MTT measurements obtained using quantitative color-coded DSA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-five color-coded parametric DSA images of 34 brain AVMs were analyzed by 4 neuroradiologists with experience in interventional neuroradiology. Hemodynamic features assessed included MTT of the AVM and TTP of the dominant feeding artery and draining vein. Agreement among the 4 raters was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The interrater reliability among the 4 raters was poor (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.218; 95% CI, 0.062-0.414; P value = .002) as it related to MTT assessment. When the analysis was limited to cases in which the raters selected the same image to analyze and selected the same primary feeding artery and the same primary draining vein, interrater reliability improved to fair (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.564; 95% CI, 0.367-0.717; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Interrater reliability in deriving color-coded parametric DSA measurements such as MTT is poor so minor differences among raters may result in a large variance in MTT and TTP results, partly due to the sensitivity and 2D nature of the technique. Reliability can be improved by defining a standard projection, feeding artery, and draining vein for analysis.
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