Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening during transthoracic echocardiography: Cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist interpretation

Figure 1 The mid abdominal aorta image obtained during transthoracic echocardiography. A: Transverse image; B: Longitudinal view.

Figure 2 Linear regression analysis comparing aortic diameters measured in centimeters between cardiologists and a vascular medicine specialist. A: Between cardiologist 1 and vascular medicine specialist (r = 0.70); B: Between cardiologist 2 and vascular medicine specialist (r = 0.66).

Figure 3 Bland-Altman plot of interobserver reliability showing 95% limits of agreement for measurement by cardiologists vs the vascular medicine specialist. The units on the y-axis are centimeters. A: Cardiologist 1 vs the vascular medicine specialist; B: Cardiologist 2 vs the vascular medicine specialist.