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. 2024 Feb 18;15:53. doi: 10.1186/s13244-023-01603-6

Table 3.

Cohen’s kappa (%) for the categorical scoring between synthetic CT (sCT) and CT

Measurement Kappa (%)
Right side Left side
Lumbosacral transitional anomaly: 100
Fusion of the growth plates of the sacrum S1/S2: 83.9
Fusion of the growth plates of the sacrum S2/S3: 84.8
Cortical delineation of the joint space of the iliac side: 100a 100a
Cortical delineation of the joint space of the sacral side: 100a 100a
Joint facet defect (≥ 3 mm) on the iliac side: 100a 61.5
Joint facet defect (≥ 3 mm) on the sacral: 100a 100a
Presence of ossified nuclei of the SI joint: 67.2 67.2
Bony bridges of the SI joint: 100a 0

Abbreviations: sCT synthetic CT, S sacral; SI joint sacroiliac joint

a100% perfect agreement between sCT and CT, kappa could not be calculated because of lack of variability