Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Fig 1.
The readability of all the articles as measured individually by the 10 readability scales. The 9 other readability scales include the CLI, NDC, FKGL, FORCAST Formula, Fry Graph, GFI, NFC, RRE, and SMOG; and their grade level is measured on the left y-axis (Grade Level). The FRE score is measured on the right y-axis (FRE Score). The yellow area corresponds to the grade level recommendations from the National Institutes of Health and the AMA. FRE scores of 0–30 indicate the patient education resources are very difficult, 30–50 are difficult, 50–60 are fairly difficult, 60–70 are standard, 70–80 are fairly easy, 80–90 are easy, and 90–100 are very easy.
- Fig 2.
The readability of all articles from both the ASNR and SNIS patient education Web sites as measured by the 9 readability scales that correspond to academic grade level (CLI, NDC, FKGL, FORCAST Formula, Fry Graph, GFI, NFC, RRE, and SMOG). The yellow area corresponds to the grade level recommendations from the National Institutes of Health and the AMA.
Tables
FRE Score Readability 0–30 Very difficult 30–50 Difficult 50–60 Fairly difficult 60–70 Standard 70–80 Fairly easy 80–90 Easy 90–100 Very easy - Table 2:
The level of readability of each patient education article as measured by the 10 individual readability assessment scales
Document Web Site FRE CLI NDC FKGL FORCAST Fry GFI NFC RRE SMOG Avg SD About neurointerventions SNIS 22 15.8 16 18.6 11.8 16 19 19 17 19 16.9 2.4 Acute stroke SNIS 50 11.6 14 12.4 10.2 12 13.8 11.9 13 14.5 12.6 1.4 Aneurysms SNIS 41 13.1 14 13 11.3 15 15.5 11.9 13 15.3 13.6 1.5 Alzheimer disease ASNR 33 13.3 14 14.6 11.7 16 16.2 14.1 17 16 14.8 1.7 Brain tumor ASNR 39 12.2 14 14 11.1 14 15.2 13.3 12 15.1 13.4 1.4 CT ASNR 44 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.2 14 13.9 10.1 11 13.7 12.0 1.4 Headache ASNR 29 14.2 14 14.9 11.8 17 15.7 11.6 17 15.6 14.6 2.0 Hearing loss ASNR 51 10.8 11.5 11.3 10.3 11 12.5 9.7 11 13.1 11.2 1.0 Is CT safe for my child? ASNR 25 12.9 16 18 11.3 17 14 11.4 13 18.1 14.6 2.7 MR angiography ASNR 43 12.3 11.5 11.1 11.2 16 14.2 9.1 12 13.5 12.3 2.0 MRI ASNR 54 10.2 9.5 9.8 10.8 11 11.7 8.5 9 12 10.3 1.2 Multiple sclerosis ASNR 29 13.5 16 16.9 11.4 16 19 18.9 17 17.6 16.3 2.5 Myelography ASNR 40 12.4 14 13.7 11.3 14 16.1 14.4 13 15.1 13.8 1.4 Percutaneous vertebroplasty ASNR 41 13.5 14 11.7 11.6 17 13.4 8.9 13 13.2 12.9 2.2 Should I be concerned about radiation? ASNR 16 15.1 16 16.1 12.2 17 19 15.4 17 17.9 16.2 1.9 Sinusitis ASNR 36 12.1 14 13.9 11.3 16 15.7 13.3 13 15.6 13.9 1.6 Stroke ASNR 42 12.8 11.5 12.4 11 14 14.5 11.2 13 14.3 12.7 1.3 Traumatic brain injury and concussion ASNR 37 12.6 14 13.2 11.4 16 16.2 12.3 13 15.3 13.8 1.7 What is neuroradiology? ASNR 0 19 16 19 12.3 17 16.6 11.6 17 19 16.4 2.8 Why subspecialty medicine? ASNR 25 15.6 14 14.7 11.8 17 17.1 11.9 17 16.1 15.0 2.1 Note:—Avg indicates average; FORCAST, FORCAST Formula; Fry, Fry Graph.
