Table 2.
Clinician | Number of palpations | ||||||||
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Difference in score with T1 | Difference in score with T2 | ||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Clinician 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clinician 2 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Clinician 3 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Each clinician assessed 38 thyroid gland lobes twice with both techniques, because 19 cats with two thyroid gland lobes were palpated.