Equilibrium phase images of the liver using a contrast-enhancement boost instead of the portal vein phase

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World J Radiol. Feb 28, 2025; 17(2): 102462
Published online Feb 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i2.102462

Table 4 Distribution of subjective image scoring for different protocols by the two radiologists

Blood vessel visualization (1/2/3/4)	Reviewer 1	Reviewer 2	Agreement (κ)
Portal vein
PVP	0/0/0/52	0/0/0/52	NA
EP	0/0/2/50	0/0/1/51	0.66
CE boost (EP)	0/0/0/52	0/0/0/52	NA
Segmental branch of the portal vein
PVP	0/0/2/50	0/0/1/51	0.66
EP	1/2/39/10	1/4/35/12	0.66
CE boost (EP)	0/2/2/48	0/2/3/47	0.64
Lesion conspicuity (1/2/3/4)
PVP	0/6/21/25	0/6/29/17	0.43
EP	1/6/26/19	1/5/28/18	0.81
CE boost (EP)	0/3/15/34	0/2/14/36	0.38
Image noise (1/2/3/4)
PVP	0/0/10/42	0/0/6/46	0.71
EP	0/0/10/42	0/0/6/46	0.71
CE boost (EP)	0/2/41/9	0/2/40/10	0.84

PVP: Portal vein phase; EP: Equilibrium phase; CE-boost (EP): Contrast enhancement boost of the equilibrium phase; NA: Not available.

Citation: Tachibana Y, Otsuka K, Shiroo T, Asayama Y. Equilibrium phase images of the liver using a contrast-enhancement boost instead of the portal vein phase. World J Radiol 2025; 17(2): 102462
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v17.i2.102462