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. 2020 May;10(5):1021–1032. doi: 10.21037/qims-19-818

Table 3. Reproducibility of quantitatively measuring plaque size on ultrasound and MR images.

Imaging measurements Inter-observer agreement, ICC (95% CI) Intra-observer agreement, ICC (95% CI)
Longitudinal ultrasound images
   Max WT 0.961 (0.852–0.990) 0.981 (0.925–0.995)
   Plaque length 0.990 (0.962–0.998) 0.997 (0.990–0.999)
   Plaque area 0.986 (0.945–0.997) 0.992 (0.967–0.998)
Cross-sectional ultrasound images
   Max WT 0.894 (0.631–0.973) 0.950 (0.814–0.987)
   Plaque area 0.937 (0.767-0.984) 0.983 (0.932–0.996)
Longitudinal MR images
   Max WT 0.886 (0.608–0.970) 0.970 (0.884–0.993)
   Plaque length 0.891 (0.622–0.972) 0.927 (0.734–0.981)
   Plaque area 0.965 (0.865–0.991) 0.982 (0.928–0.995)