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. 2017 Aug 12;16:276–285. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.08.010

Table 4.

Interrater reliability results for the FT parameters.

Parameter Mean ± SD or median ± IQR
ICC (p value) 95% CI
Rater A Rater B Rater C
Affected hemisphere
Number of fibers 264 ± 615 255 ± 574 141 ± 469 0.868 (< 0.001) 0.76–0.93
FATa 0.24 ± 0.08 0.23 ± 0.08 0.23 ± 0.08 0.982 (< 0.001) 0.97–0.99
Average FAa 0.46 ± 0.05 0.46 ± 0.05 0.47 ± 0.05 0.951 (< 0.001) 0.91–0.98
Average lengthb 120.5 ± 19.0 117 ± 18.25 119 ± 14.75 0.966 (< 0.001) 0.94–0.98
Average volume [cm3]a 3.41 ± 1.89 3.20 ± 1.58 4.75 ± 3.53 0.651 (< 0.001) 0.37–0.82
Average ADC [mm2/s · 10− 4]b 24.47 ± 4.09 24.43 ± 3.0 25.20 ± 3.86 0.958 (< 0.001) 0.92–0.98
Distance CST ~ tumor [mm]b 6.75 ± 9.13 7.4 ± 9.50 7.2 ± 8.78 0.993 (< 0.001) 0.99–1.0



Healthy hemisphere
Number of fibersb 369 ± 1232 363 ± 1170 333 ± 1181 0.935 (< 0.001) 0.88–0.97
FATa 0.28 ± 0.09 0.29 ± 0.09 0.29 ± 0.09 0.973 (< 0.001) 0.95–0.99
Average FAa 0.51 ± 0.04 0.51 ± 0.05 0.51 ± 0.05 0.937 (< 0.001) 0.89–0.97
Average lengthb 118 ± 11.75 118.5 ± 12.75 116.5 ± 11.0 0.957 (< 0.001) 0.92–0.98
Average volume [cm3]a 3.12 ± 1.50 2.80 ± 1.36 4.30 ± 3.52 0.586 (0.001) 0.27–0.79
Average ADC [mm2/s · 10− 4]b 23.12 ± 1.74 23.20 ± 2.30 23.35 ± 2.92 0.958 (< 0.001) 0.92–0.98

Detailed comparison of the examiners' results where rater A and B are experienced and rater C is unexperienced.

a

Data is presented as mean ± SD.

b

Data is presented as median ± IQR.