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Table 1 Image quality and interpretation scores by ultrasound view and ultrasound type

From: Utility of hand-held ultrasound for image acquisition and interpretation by trained Kenyan providers

Ultrasound view

Image quality median (IQR)

P value

Image interpretation median (IQR)

P value

Butterfly iQ

WELLD

Butterfly iQ

WELLD

EFAST

 RUQ

3 (3,3)

4 (4,4)

0.14

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

1.00

 LUQ

3 (2,4)

3 (3,4)

0.29

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.52

 Suprapubic

3 (2,3)

4 (2,4)

0.44

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.91

 Pneumothorax

3 (3,3)

3 (3,4)

0.61

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.45

 PSL

3 (2,3)

3 (3,3)

0.57

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.56

 Subxiphoid

3 (2,3)

4 (4,2)

0.40

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.57

Obstetrics

 Sagittal uterus

3 (3,4)

4 (4,4)

0.19

3 (2,3)

3 (3,3)

0.21

 Fetal presentation

4 (3,4)

3 (2,4)

0.38

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.44

 Placenta location

3 (3,4)

3 (3,4)

1.00

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.44

 FHR

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

0.71

3 (3,3)

3 (3,3)

1.00

 BPD

3 (2,3)

3 (2,4)

0.83

3 (2,3)

3 (3,3)

0.53

 HC

3 (2,3)

3 (2,4)

0.83

3 (2,3)

3 (3,3)

0.61

  1. IQR interquartile range, RUQ right upper quadrant, LUQ left upper quadrant, PSL parasternal long axis, FHR fetal heart rate, BPD biparietal diameter, HC head circumference