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. 2018 Dec;59(12):1857–1864. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.118.217588

TABLE 2.

General Parameters Assessed by the 4 Readers

Level of certainty*
Parameter Parameter Parameter Parameter 0 1 2 3 4 5
Binary fashion
 Overall scan result (negative = 0, positive = 1) 0.75 0.64–0.83 ER 1 13 (26) 37 (74)
ER 2 13 (26) 37 (74)
IR 1 6 (12) 44 (88)
IR 2 13 (26) 37 (74)
 Organ involvement (no = 0, yes = 1) 0.80 0.71–0.88 ER 1 28 (56) 22 (44)
ER 2 27 (54) 23 (46)
IR 1 20 (40) 30 (60)
IR 2 29 (58) 21 (42)
 LN involvement (no = 0, yes = 1) 0.78 0.69–0.86 ER 1 25 (50) 25 (50)
ER 2 27 (54) 23 (46)
IR 1 21 (42) 29 (58)
IR 2 24 (48) 26 (52)
5-point assessment
 Affected organs (n) 0.74 0.62–0.83 ER 1 28 (56) 17 (34) 3 (6) 2 (4)
ER 2 28 (56) 18 (36) 4 (8)
IR 1 20 (40) 20 (40) 9 (18) 1 (2)
IR 2 29 (58) 17 (34) 4 (8)
 Organ metastases (n) 0.92 0.89–0.95 ER 1 28 (56) 10 (20) 1 (2) 3 (6) 2 (4) 6 (12)
ER 2 32 (64) 6 (12) 3 (6) 1 (2) 2 (4) 6 (12)
IR 1 23 (46) 13 (26) 3 (6) 2 (4) 1 (2) 8 (16)
IR 2 29 (58) 8 (16) 3 (6) 3 (6) 2 (4) 5 (10)
 Affected LN areas (n) 0.79 0.70–0.86 ER 1 25 (50) 11 (22) 7 (14) 5 (10) 2 (4)
ER 2 27 (54) 8 (16) 7 (14) 6 (12) 2 (4)
IR 1 21 (42) 19 (38) 9 (18) 1 (2)
IR 2 24 (48) 11 (22) 10 (20) 3 (6) 2 (4)
 LN metastases (n) 0.90 0.85–0.94 ER 1 25 (50) 7 (14) 4 (8) 2 (4) 12 (24)
ER 2 28 (56) 4 (8) 4 (8) 2 (4) 2 (4) 10 (20)
IR 1 25 (50) 8 (16) 2 (4) 3 (6) 3 (6) 9 (18)
IR 2 24 (48) 6 (12) 7 (14) 2 (4) 3 (6) 8 (16)
*

Data are number of patients out of 50 total, followed by percentage in parentheses.

Structured as follows: from 1 to ≥ 5 organ metastases, or number of organs/LN areas affected.

ICC = intraclass coefficient.