Table 2:

Interpretation of the subjective image-quality scores for the individual, prelabeled CT image slices at the level of the vocal cords

ScoreComment
1Image quality very poor (significant noise and/or artifacts, study uninterpretable)
2Image quality poor (noise and/or artifacts, can only answer broad clinical questions)
3Image quality adequate (some noise and/or artifacts, but study interpretable)
4Above-average image quality (minimal noise and/or artifacts)
5Excellent image quality (imperceptible noise and free of artifacts)