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. 2023 Oct 27;132(5):1063–1072. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.09.023

Table 2.

Human–human (H-H) and human–artificial intelligence (H-AI) annotation comparisons by structure.

Comparisons by block and structure (Dice metric)
Structure Min Mean Median Max sd
Interscalene block
C5 & C6
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.60 0.63 0.87 0.18
  • -

    H-AI

0.02 0.54 0.52 0.87 0.15
Anterior scalene
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.70 0.80 0.96 0.26
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.73 0.75 0.95 0.20
Middle scalene
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.67 0.75 0.95 0.25
  • - H-AI


0.00
0.70
0.75
0.94
0.19
Axillary brachial plexus
Axillary artery
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.85 0.88 0.96 0.14
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.84 0.85 0.96 0.11
Median nerve
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.44 0.51 0.86 0.26
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.42 0.52 0.94 0.34
Musculocutaneous nerve
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.50 0.65 0.94 0.34
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.38 0.53 0.84 0.32
Radial nerve
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.21 0.00 0.94 0.30
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.27 0.24 0.74 0.25
Ulnar nerve
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.31 0.06 0.94 0.36
  • - H-AI


0.00
0.31
0.22
0.84
0.30
Erector spinae plane block
ES muscle group
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.81 0.92 0.98 0.25
  • - H-AI


0.00
0.62
0.75
0.95
0.36
Rectus sheath block
Rectus abdominis
  • -

    H-H

0.75 0.92 0.93 0.98 0.04
  • - H-AI


0.65
0.87
0.91
0.97
0.08
Adductor canal block
Femoral artery
  • -

    H-H

0.74 0.90 0.90 0.97 0.04
  • -

    H-AI

0.73 0.88 0.89 0.96 0.05
Saphenous nerve
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.51 0.56 0.92 0.26
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.36 0.50 0.84 0.30
Sartorius
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.91 0.94 0.98 0.14
  • - H-AI


0.01
0.92
0.93
0.97
0.10
Sciatic nerve block
Sciatic nerve
  • -

    H-H

0.31 0.78 0.82 0.96 0.13
  • - H-AI


0.04
0.60
0.66
0.93
0.28
Axillary brachial plexus
Fascia over conjoint tendon
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.08 0.03 0.67 0.12
  • - H-AI


0.00
0.23
0.16
1.00
0.25
Erector spinae plane block
Transverse process
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.05 0.01 0.67 0.09
  • - H-AI


0.00
0.01
0.00
0.17
0.03
Rectus sheath block
Rectus sheath
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.09 0.05 0.68 0.10
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.10 0.04 0.97 0.17
Peritoneum
  • -

    H-H

0.00 0.09 0.03 1.00 0.17
  • -

    H-AI

0.00 0.30 0.29 0.97 0.19