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. 2013 Apr 30;3(2):41–48. doi: 10.5826/dpc.0302a05

TABLE 3.

Interobserver concordance. [Copyright: ©2013 Börve et al.]

FTF vs TD 1* FTF vs TD 2* TD 1 vs TD 2*
Diagnostic level IOC (95% CI)* κ* IOC (95% CI)* κ* IOC (95% CI)* κ*
Primary diagnosis 55% (43–67%) 0.47 57% (44–68%) 0.48 58% (45–70%) 0.51
Benign vs malignant 77% (65–86%) 0.50 78% (67–87%) 0.50 78% (67–87%) 0.49
Melanocytic vs non-melanocytic 88% (78–95%) 0.77 91% (82–97%) 0.82 88% (78–95%) 0.77
Combination** 71% (59–81%) 0.60 72% (60–83%) 0.61 71% (59–81%) 0.59
*

FTF, face-to-face dermatologist; TD 1, teledermoscopist 1; TD 2, teledermoscopist 2; IOC, interobserver concordance; CI, confidence interval; κ, kappa value.

**

Combination of correct classification as benign or malignant and melanocytic or non-melanocytic.