Table III.
X-ray | 2D CT | 3D CT | 3D models | |
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Consultants and registrars (n = 7) | ||||
kappa | ||||
Mean κ | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.60 |
Range of κ | 0.32-0.63 | 0.10-0.64 | 0.36-0.53 | 0.45-0.89 |
95% CI | 0.36-0.54 | 0.25-0.57 | 0.37-0.48 | 0.46-0.73 |
Agreement∗ | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Range of P values† | P = .016 to P < .0001 | P = .201 to P < .0001 | P = .004 to P < .0001 | P = .0005 to P < .0001 |
Mean % agreement | ||||
% | 70.5 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 75.0 |
95% CI | 62.8-78.1 | 53.9-77.3 | 61.2-69.9 | 66.4-83.6 |
Number of images | 30 | 30‡ | 30‡ | 30§ |
Consultants (n = 3) | ||||
kappa | ||||
Mean κ | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.69 |
Range of κ | 0.42-0.48 | 0.33-0.56 | 0.36-0.44 | 0.51-0.89 |
Agreement | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Substantial |
Mean % agreement | 74.4 | 70.8 | 65.6 | 82.0 |
Registrars (n = 4) | ||||
kappa | ||||
Mean κ | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.52 |
Range of κ | 0.32-0.63 | 0.10-0.64 | 0.40-0.53 | 0.45-0.60 |
Agreement | Moderate | Fair | Moderate | Moderate |
Mean % agreement | 67.5 | 61.7 | 65.5 | 69.8 |
2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional; CI, confidence interval; CT, computed tomography.
P value less than .05 shows that kappa was statistically significantly different from “0”. Range of P values assessing kappa for each observer.
29 images for one observer
29 images for two observers.