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. 2026 Jan 24;313(1):61. doi: 10.1007/s00404-026-08326-1

Table 4.

Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of the examination results using a stationary high-end ultrasound device (SHUD) and a handheld ultrasound device (HHUD) for 105 lesions (n) analyzed regarding the skin-to-lesion distance and the lesions’ volume as an influencing factor, presented with 95% confidence interval (CI)

ICC (CI 95%) Craniocaudal diameter Dorsoventral diameter Mediolateral diameter Skin-to-lesion distance
All (n = 105) 0.936 (0.907–0.956) 0.969 (0.954–0.979) 0.926 (0.893–0.949) 0.914 (0.875–0.941)
Skin-to-lesion distance < 5 mm (n = 44) 0.848 (0.738–0.914) 0.928 (0.871–0.960) 0.833 (0.713–0.905) 0.547 (0.299–0.726)
Skin-to-lesion distance ≥ 5 mm (n = 61) 0.983 (0.971–0.990) 0.978 (0.963–0.987) 0.962 (0.967–0.988) 0.899 (0.937–0.977)
Volume < 0.5 ml (n = 52) 0.803 (0.682–0.882) 0.719 (0.558–0.828) 0.702 (0.534–0.817) 0.816 (0.699–0.891)
Volume ≥ 0.5 ml (n = 53) 0.862 (0.772–0.918) 0.944 (0.905–0.967) 0.853 (0.758–0.913) 0.804 (0.680–0.883)