Table 3

The SD and required sample size to show a clinical change with a power of 90% and an α error of 0.05 to detect a change of the Ved and Ves of 10 ml and an absolute change in the EF of 3% for SA images before and after registration.1


SA images before registration
SA images after registration


SD
Sample size
SD
Sample size
Reduction in sample size

10 ml change in Ved
5.8
7.1 (8)
4.2
3.7 (4)
48%
10 ml change in Ves
3.4
2.4 (3)
1.8
0.7 (1)
71%
3% absolute change in EF
1.9
8.4 (9)
1.3
3.9 (4)
53%

1SD = standard deviation, SA = short axis, Ved = end-diastolic left ventricular volume, Ves = end-systolic left ventricular volume, EF = ejection fraction.

Chandler et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008 10:13   doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-13