机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Ultrasound, Beijing, Peoples R China;医技科室超声科首都医科大学附属天坛医院[2]Mil Gen Hosp Beijing, Dept Ultrasound, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
The purpose of the study was to compare the intraobserver and interobserver reliability and agreement for measurement of flow-mediated dilation (FMD) between B-mode method and echo-tracking (ET) method. Twenty healthy volunteers (mean age, 31.6 +/- 9.2 years) underwent ultrasound examination by both B-mode and ET methods. Baseline brachial artery diameter, post-cuff release diameter, and FMD percent were assessed by each sonologist on 2 consecutive days. Reliability was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficients, and Bland-Altman plots were used to visually compare measurement bias and agreement by the 2 ultrasound methods. A total of 40 pairs of data were available for analysis. Excellent intraobserver and interobserver reliability values were found for all variables assessed by the 2 methods. The intraclass correlation coefficient values were higher for ET in both intraobserver and interobserver evaluations, but only for interobserver evaluations for post-cuff release diameter and FMD was there no overlap in the 95% confidence interval. The Bland-Altman plots showed that in 95% of the measurements, the percentage difference between ET and B-mode ultrasound techniques was within 18.1%, 19.4%, and 17.3% for baseline brachial artery diameter, post-cuff release diameter, and FMD percent, respectively. The results suggest that ET and B-mode methods are reproducible in assessing the FMD. The ET method improves the reliability of FMD assessment, but we cannot determine which measurement is better for FMD.
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Ultrasound, Beijing, Peoples R China;
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通讯机构:[2]Mil Gen Hosp Beijing, Dept Ultrasound, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Du Li-juan,He Wen,Wang Jian-hua,et al.Echo-Tracking Method Improves the Reliability in Flow-Mediated Dilation Assessment by Measuring Brachial Artery Reactivity[J].ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY.2015,31(3):180-184.doi:10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000129.
APA:
Du, Li-juan,He, Wen,Wang, Jian-hua,Gao, Yu,Liang, Xiao-lu&Zhang, Jiang-xia.(2015).Echo-Tracking Method Improves the Reliability in Flow-Mediated Dilation Assessment by Measuring Brachial Artery Reactivity.ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY,31,(3)
MLA:
Du, Li-juan,et al."Echo-Tracking Method Improves the Reliability in Flow-Mediated Dilation Assessment by Measuring Brachial Artery Reactivity".ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY 31..3(2015):180-184