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. 2009 Apr;4(4):719–725. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03750708

Table 1.

Intra- and inter-reader bias and variability in kidney volume measurements

Intra-reader Differences in Kidney Volume Measurements (mL)
Inter-reader Differences in Kidney Volume Measurements (mL)
Pregadolinium
Postgadolinium
Pregadolinium
Postgadolinium
Right Left Total Right Left Total Right Left Total Right Left Total
Mean (bias) 10.88 3.74 14.62 −4.15 −5.34 −9.49 6.64 2.91 9.56 14.55 15.80 30.36
SD (variability) 14.1 16.5 22.7 10.5 13.8 22.1 16.0 21.7 30.0 18.0 20.0 34.4
P value 0.003 0.323 0.010 0.093 0.101 0.070 0.078 0.554 0.171 0.002 0.002 0.001
Mean % Change (bias) 1.71 0.52 1.06 −0.78 −0.68 −0.69 1.24 0.85 1.04 2.99 2.85 2.89
SD % Change (variability) 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.46 3.3 2.8 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.4
P value 0.003 0.206 0.004 0.043 0.115 0.047 0.106 0.188 0.083 0.000 0.000 0.000