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. 2013 Feb 27;8(2):e58053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058053

Table 2. Intra-observer and inter-observer variability.

Small nodules Large nodules
p-value pc-value p-value pc-value
FBP Observer 1–1 vs observer 1–2 0.068 0.98 0.317 0.99
Observer 1–1 vs observer 2 0.075 0.98 0.317 0.99
Observer 1–2 vs observer 2 0.854 1.00 0.317 1.00
iDose4 L2 Observer 1–1 vs observer 1–2 0.655 1.00 0.655 1.00
Observer 1–1 vs observer 2 0.465 1.00 0.317 1.00
Observer 1–2 vs observer 2 0.593 1.00 0.285 1.00
iDose4 L4 Observer 1–1 vs observer 1–2 0.080 0.99 1.000 1.00
Observer 1–1 vs observer 2 0.109 1.00 0.180 1.00
Observer 1–2 vs observer 2 0.285 1.00 0.180 1.00
iDose4 L6 Observer 1–1 vs observer 1–2 0.500 0.99 0.317 1.00
Observer 1–1 vs observer 2 0.463 0.99 0.317 1.00
Observer 1–2 vs observer 2 0.893 1.00 1.000 1.00

P-values and concordance correlation coefficients (pc-values) of measured pulmonary nodule volumes using filtered back projection (FBP) and iterative reconstruction (iDose4 level 2, 4 and 6) by two observers.

p-value Based on Wilcoxon signed ranks test; pc-value Concordance correlation coefficient; FBP Filtered back projection; L2 Level 2; L4 Level 4; L6 Level 6; Observer 1–1 First measurement by first observer; Observer 1–2 Second measurement by first observer; Observer 2 Measurement by second observer.