TABLE 1:

ADC measurement reproducibility for the different subgroups

VariableMean (×10−6 mm2/s)Within-Subject SD95% Reference RangeaCV (%)bReliability Coefficientc
Analysis/re-analysis:
    Control mean (n = 10)92823±452.50.99
    Diseased optic nerves (n = 16)132497±1897.30.94
    Healthy contralateral optic nerves (n = 14)99031±613.20.96
Image/reimage:
    Control mean (n = 7)94695±18610.00.58
  • a 1.96 × within-subject SD; 95% of measurements are expected to lie within this departure from the true value.

  • b CV, coefficient of variation.

  • c The proportion of total variance due to between-subject variation. Under assumptions that are plausible here, 1 minus this value is the proportion of variation due to measurement error.