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. 2013 Dec 4;20(2):172–177. doi: 10.5152/dir.2013.13213

Table 1.

Intraobserver and interobserver agreement for CVA and CMA measurements

Intraclass correlation coefficient 95% confidence interval
Intraobserver agreement
  CVA
    1st vs. 2nd measurement of 1st radiologist 0.989 0.986–0.991
    1st vs. 2nd measurement of 2nd radiologist 0.992 0.990–0.994
  CMA
    1st vs. 2nd measurement of 1st radiologist 0.983 0.978–0.987
    1st vs. 2nd measurement of 2nd radiologist 0.985 0.981–0.989
Interobserver agreement
  CVA
    1st measurement of 1st vs. 2nd radiologist 0.989 0.986–0.992
    2nd measurement of 1st vs. 2nd radiologist 0.992 0.990–0.994
  CMA
    1st measurement of 1st vs. 2nd radiologist 0.983 0.978–0.987
    2nd measurement of 1st vs. 2nd radiologist 0.985 0.981–0.988

CMA, cervicomedullary angle; CVA, craniovertebral angle.

Agreements were found to be over 97% for all measurements (P < 0.001).