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Table 1 Table summarising the descriptive statistics, mean differences, limits of agreement and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between observers

From: Measuring liver fat fraction with complex-based chemical shift MRI: the effect of simplified sampling protocols on accuracy

Sampling method

Observer

Median %FF (95% CI for median)

IQR

Mean Difference (95% limits of agreement)

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient

Whole Liver

1

4.00 (3.4, 4.8)

3.1–6.0

−0.09 (− 0.9, 0.7)

ρ = 0.95

(p < 0.001)

2

4.51 (3.2, 5.5)

3.2–6.2

Elliptical ROI right lobe

1

3.31 (2.5, 3.7)

2.4–5.6

0.05 (−0.2, 0.3)

ρ = 0.98

(p < 0.001)

2

3.31 (2.4, 3.6)

2.4–5.6

Elliptical ROI Left lobe

1

4.54 (4.0, 5.6)

3.9–6.5

−0.03 (−0.8, 0.8)

ρ = 0.81

(p < 0.001)

2

4.75 (4.0, 5.4)

3.7–6.1