Table 3.
Intra- and interobserver reproducibility of the investigated dimensions
| Dimension | Intraobserver | Interobserver | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observer 1 | Observer 2 | |||||
| ICC | 95 % CI | ICC | 95 % CI | ICC | 95 % CI | |
| Anteroposterior diameter of the midbrain | 0.928 | 0.839–0.958 | 0.953 | 0.915–0.978 | 0.961 | 0.930–0.985 |
| Vertical diameter of the midbrain | 0.889 | 0.826–0.934 | 0.831 | 0.816–0.937 | 0.803 | 0.794–0.977 |
| Anteroposterior diameter of the tectum | 0.868 | 0.847–0.917 | 0.823 | 0.808–0.933 | 0.875 | 0.853–0.888 |
| Vertical diameter of the tectum | 0.980 | 0.977–0.988 | 0.969 | 0.952–0.990 | 0.944 | 0.931–0.979 |
| Anteroposterior diameter of the pons | 0.980 | 0.937–0.991 | 0.923 | 0.853–0.966 | 0.891 | 0.669–0.954 |
| Vertical diameter of the pons | 0.789 | 0.740–0.824 | 0.752 | 0.609–0.820 | 0.809 | 0.701–0.856 |
| Anteroposterior diameter of the basis pontis | 0.942 | 0.871–0.970 | 0.975 | 0.932–0.984 | 0.893 | 0.760–0.955 |
| Anteroposterior diameter of the medulla oblongata at the pontomedullary junction | 0.502 | 0.436–0.645 | 0.445 | 0.386–0.684 | 0.417 | 0.323–0.588 |
| Anteroposterior diameter of the medulla oblongata at the cervicomedullary junction | 0.466 | 0.572–0.680 | 0.409 | 0.513–0.748 | 0.429 | 0.572–0.609 |
| Transverse diameter of the midbrain | 0.470 | 0.423–0.535 | 0.410 | 0.503–0.622 | 0.390 | 0.352–0.405 |
| Transverse diameter of the pons | 0.887 | 0.714–0.942 | 0.859 | 0.695–0.939 | 0.908 | 0.793–0.958 |
| Transverse diameter of the medulla oblongata | 0.986 | 0.969–0.992 | 0.959 | 0.908–0.988 | 0.923 | 0.839–0.965 |
| Cerebellar vermis height | 0.785 | 0.699–0.882 | 0.823 | 0.809–0.912 | 0.789 | 0.709–0.823 |
| Cerebellar vermis anteroposterior diameter | 0.423 | 0.529–0.672 | 0.388 | 0.409–0.587 | 0.353 | 0.416–0.567 |
| Thickness of the superior cerebellar peduncle | 0.387 | 0.412–0.502 | 0.279 | 0.391–0.497 | 0.455 | 0.566–0.698 |
| Thickness of the middle cerebellar peduncle thickness | 0.909 | 0.795–0.958 | 0.978 | 0.898–0.957 | 0.877 | 0.778–0.956 |
| Thickness of the inferior cerebellar peduncle | 0.958 | 0.903–0.986 | 0.912 | 0.889–0.978 | 0.924 | 0.830–0.968 |
CI, confidence interval; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient.