Table 4 Associations of single image quality parameters with the outcome ‘chosen vs. discarded acquisition’.
Protocol | UQI | Sharpness | SNR | Specific SNR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | ||||
All | 1 | [0.93, 1.07] | 0.93 | 1.04 | [0.97, 1.12] | 0.27 | 1.03 | [0.96, 1.11] | 0.39 | 1.16 | [0.98, 1.37] | 0.08 | |||
T1w 3D MPRAGE | 0.8 | [0.57, 1.08] | 0.15 | 1.74 | [1.26, 2.44] | 0.001 | 1.6 | [1.17, 2.22] | 0.004 | 1.11 | [0.82, 1.52] | 0.49 | |||
2D FLAIR | 0.89 | [0.73, 1.09] | 0.27 | 1.37 | [1.12, 1.7] | 0.003 | 2.52 | [1.98, 3.27] | < 0.001 | 1.9 | [1.52, 2.4] | 0 | |||
Resting State EPI BOLD | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
MRA 3D SPACE STIR | 1.04 | [0.55, 2.01] | 0.9 | 1.1 | [0.58, 2.1] | 0.77 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
Cine SSFP LAX 2Ch | 0.98 | [0.84, 1.15] | 0.84 | 1.01 | [0.86, 1.19] | 0.89 | 0.97 | [0.82, 1.13] | 0.68 | NA | NA | NA | |||
Cine SSFP LAX 3Ch | 0.99 | [0.84, 1.16] | 0.87 | 1.1 | [0.94, 1.29] | 0.24 | 1.24 | [1.05, 1.47] | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | |||
Cine SSFP LAX 4Ch | 1.02 | [0.87, 1.2] | 0.82 | 1.08 | [0.92, 1.27] | 0.32 | 1 | [0.85, 1.17] | 0.96 | NA | NA | NA | |||
Cine SSFP SAX | 1.06 | [0.74, 1.51] | 0.76 | 1.15 | [0.81, 1.64] | 0.45 | 1.09 | [0.77, 1.57] | 0.63 | NA | NA | NA | |||
MOLLI | 1.7 | [0.5, 8.58] | 0.42 | 2.53 | [0.69, 18.46] | 0.23 | 1.15 | [0.34, 4.23] | 0.81 | NA | NA | NA | |||
T2w HASTE | 1.01 | [0.68, 1.49] | 0.97 | 1.03 | [0.7, 1.53] | 0.87 | 0.98 | [0.67, 1.45] | 0.93 | NA | NA | NA | |||
T1w 3D VIBE DIXON | 1 | [0.59, 1.7] | 0.99 | 1.01 | [0.6, 1.72] | 0.96 | 1.05 | [0.62, 1.77] | 0.87 | NA | NA | NA | |||
Multiecho 3D VIBE | 0.79 | [0.43, 1.34] | 0.39 | 1.05 | [0.62, 1.78] | 0.87 | 0.94 | [0.55, 1.58] | 0.80 | NA | NA | NA | |||
PDw FS 3D SPACE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
T2w 2D FSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
Protocol | Structured noise max | Structured noise avg | N/2 ghosting max | N/2 ghosting avg | Foreground ratio | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | OR | CI | p-value | |
All | 0.77 | [0.7, 0.85] | < 0.001 | 0.81 | [0.73, 0.89] | < 0.001 | 0.84 | [0.76, 0.93] | < 0.001 | 0.8 | [0.72, 0.88] | < 0.001 | 1 | [0.93, 1.08] | 0.92 |
T1w 3D MPRAGE | 0.69 | [0.5, 0.94] | 0.02 | 0.73 | [0.53, 0.99] | 0.047 | 0.86 | [0.64, 1.16] | 0.33 | 0.9 | [0.66, 1.21] | 0.49 | 0.9 | [0.66, 1.21] | 0.49 |
2D FLAIR | 0.55 | [0.44, 0.69] | < 0.001 | 0.55 | [0.43, 0.68] | < 0.001 | 0.54 | [0.43, 0.67] | < 0.001 | 0.58 | [0.46, 0.72] | < 0.001 | 1.07 | [0.87, 1.31] | 0.52 |
Resting State EPI BOLD | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
MRA 3D SPACE STIR | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Cine SSFP LAX 2Ch | 0.89 | [0.48, 1.6] | 0.69 | 0.89 | [0.48, 1.6] | 0.69 | 0.64 | [0.34, 1.12] | 0.13 | 0.64 | [0.34, 1.12] | 0.13 | 0.98 | [0.83, 1.15] | 0.77 |
Cine SSFP LAX 3Ch | 0.75 | [0.63, 0.89] | 0.001 | 0.75 | [0.63, 0.89] | 0.001 | 0.77 | [0.64, 0.91] | 0.003 | 0.77 | [0.64, 0.91] | 0.003 | 1.09 | [0.93, 1.29] | 0.27 |
Cine SSFP LAX 4Ch | 0.93 | [0.68, 1.27] | 0.66 | 0.93 | [0.68, 1.27] | 0.66 | 0.84 | [0.61, 1.12] | 0.24 | 0.84 | [0.61, 1.12] | 0.24 | 1.03 | [0.88, 1.21] | 0.71 |
Cine SSFP SAX | 0.73 | [0.5, 1.06] | 0.10 | 0.77 | [0.52, 1.1] | 0.16 | 0.83 | [0.57, 1.19] | 0.32 | 0.81 | [0.56, 1.16] | 0.25 | 1 | [0.7, 1.43] | 0.99 |
MOLLI | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.18 | [0.35, 4.19] | 0.79 |
T2w HASTE | 1.17 | [0.79, 1.74] | 0.44 | 1.03 | [0.7, 1.53] | 0.87 | 1.23 | [0.84, 1.85] | 0.29 | 1.08 | [0.73, 1.6] | 0.70 | 0.96 | [0.65, 1.42] | 0.85 |
T1w 3D VIBE DIXON | 0.82 | [0.47, 1.38] | 0.46 | 0.88 | [0.51, 1.49] | 0.64 | 0.89 | [0.52, 1.51] | 0.67 | 0.93 | [0.55, 1.57] | 0.78 | 0.94 | [0.55, 1.58] | 0.80 |
Multiecho 3D VIBE | 0.92 | [0.51, 1.63] | 0.77 | 0.96 | [0.54, 1.71] | 0.90 | 0.95 | [0.53, 1.67] | 0.84 | 1.04 | [0.58, 1.87] | 0.90 | 0.93 | [0.55, 1.57] | 0.78 |
PDw FS 3D SPACE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
T2w 2D FSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
