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. 2011 Jan 7;4:1. doi: 10.1186/1756-6614-4-1

Table 4.

The agreement (κ statistics) between features of thyroid nodules evaluated in multiplanar reformation mode and by thin-slice rendering with surface algorithm.

OBSERVER 1 OBSERVER 2
κ p κ p
Echogenicity 0.85 < 0.0001 0.91 < 0.0001

Borders 0.80 < 0.0001 0.93 < 0.0001

CAL 0.56 < 0.0001 0.73 < 0.0001

calcification/microcalcification-like echogenic foci (CAL).