How subjective CT image quality assessment becomes surprisingly reliable: pairwise comparisons instead of Likert scale.

Eva J I HoeijmakersBibi MartensBabs M F HendriksCasper MihlRazvan L MicleaWalter H BackesJoachim E WildbergerFrank M ZijtaHester A GietemaPatricia J NelemansCécile R L P N Jeukens

Published in: European radiology (2024)

• Subjective assessment of diagnostic image quality via Likert scale has limited reliability. • A pairwise comparison method improves the inter- and intraobserver agreement. • The pairwise comparison method is more reliable for CT optimization studies.

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