Quantitative Assessment of Colorectal Cancer Perfusion Using MDCT: Inter- and Intraobserver Agreement
Vicky Goh1,2,
Steve Halligan1,
Jo-Ann Hugill1,
Paul Bassett1 and
Clive I. Bartram1
1 Intestinal Imaging Centre, St. Mark's Hospital, Watford Rd., Level 4V, Harrow,
Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom.
2 Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United
Kingdom.

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Fig. 1A 52-year-old man with sigmoid cancer. CT image shows region of
interest placed within sigmoid cancer.
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Fig. 1B 52-year-old man with sigmoid cancer. Blood flow parametric
map that corresponds to A shows heterogeneous flow. Lower area outlined
by cursor shows the tumor; upper area outlined by cursor shows vessels used to
generate vascular input.
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Fig. 2A Data for blood volume measurements and observer agreement.
Scatterplot of blood volume measurements (mL/100 g tissue) shows data for
observer 1 (x-axis) and observer 2 (y-axis); line of perfect
agreement is shown.
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Fig. 2B Data for blood volume measurements and observer agreement.
Agreement plot for blood volume measurements made by observers 1 and 2. Plots
the difference between observers' measurements and mean measurements. Top and
bottom lines show the 95% limits of agreement; middle line shows mean
difference.
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Fig. 3A Data for blood flow measurements and observer agreement.
Scatterplot of blood flow measurements (mL/min) shows data for observer 1
(x-axis) and observer 2 (y-axis); line of perfect agreement
is shown.
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Fig. 3B Data for blood flow measurements and observer agreement.
Agreement plot for blood flow measurements made by observers 1 and 2. Plots
the difference between observers' measurements and mean measurements. Top and
bottom lines show the 95% limits of agreement; middle line shows mean
difference.
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Fig. 4A Data for mean transit time measurements and observer
agreement. Scatterplot of mean transit time measurements (sec) shows data for
observer 1 (x-axis) and observer 2 (y-axis); line of perfect
agreement is shown.
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Fig. 4B Data for mean transit time measurements and observer
agreement. Agreement plot for mean transit time measurements made by observers
1 and 2. Plots the difference between observers' measurements and mean
measurements. Top and bottom lines show the 95% limits of agreement; middle
line shows mean difference.
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Fig. 5A Data for permeability measurements and observer agreement.
Scatterplot of permeability measurements (mL/100 g/min) shows data for
observer 1 (x-axis) and observer 2 (y-axis); line of perfect
agreement is shown.
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Fig. 5B Data for permeability measurements and observer agreement.
Agreement plot for permeability measurements made by observers 1 and 2. Plots
the difference between observers' measurements and mean measurements. Top and
bottom lines show the 95% limits of agreement; middle line shows mean
difference.
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