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Table 6 Inter and intra observer agreement of myocardial contrast echocardiography ischemia interpretation.

From: Head to head comparisons of two modalities of perfusion adenosine stress echocardiography with simultaneous SPECT

 

Total

LAD

LCx

RPD

Inter-observer (%) AM

91

88

97

88

Kappa

0.72***

0.73***

0.90***

0.28 ns

Intra-observer (%) AM

94

94

91

97

Kappa

0.76***

0.84***

0.62***

0.78***

Inter-observer (%) HR

95

95

95

95

Kappa

0.70***

0.64***

0.64***

0.78***

Intra-observer (%) HR

97

95

95

100

Kappa

0.78***

0.64**

0.64

1.00***

  1. RTP-ASE angio-mode (AM) and high resolution (HR) (n = 33).
  2. LAD, Left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, Left Circumflex artery; RPD, Right posterior descending coronary artery; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001, ns = not significant.
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