Table 3 MRI-planimetry of ARO, predictive values
Cases/total (n)ARO-cutoff (cm2)ROC-area (95% CI)Sensitivity/specificity (%)
MRI-AR ⩾III26/450.280.99 (0.99 to 1.0)96/95
CATH-AR ⩾III21/320.280.95 (0.85 to 1.0)90/91
MRI-AR IV13/450.480.97 (0.90 to 1.0)83/97
  • MRI-AR and CATH-AR denote severity of aortic regurgitation by MRI and catheterisation, respectively. ARO-Cutoff, optimal cutoff for anatomic regurgitant orifice to detect the given MRI-AR and CATH-AR; ROC, receiver operator characteristic; CI, confidence interval.