Table 3.
Inter-observer variability for CEUS features between two radiologists.
Observer 1 | Observer 1 | Observer 1 | Observer 1 | |||||||||
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Arrival time | Peak intensity | Homogeneity | Enhancement pattern | |||||||||
Observer 2 | Earlier | Meantime | Observer 2 | Hypoechoic | Isoechoic | Hyperechoic | Observer 2 | Heterogeneous | Homogeneous | Observer 2 | Centripetal | Entire |
Earlier | 15 | 6 | Hypoechoic | 264 | 7 | 0 | Heterogeneous | 50 | 15 | Centripetal | 2 | 2 |
Meantime | 4 | 380 | Isoechoic | 9 | 85 | 15 | Homogeneous | 20 | 320 | Entire | 3 | 398 |
k = 0.737 p = 0.000 | Hyperechoic | 0 | 15 | 10 | k = 0.694 p = 0.000 | k = 0.540 p = 0.000 | ||||||
k = 0.765 p = 0.000 |
CEUS, contrast-enhanced ultrasound.