Table 5:
IOA for each of the findings in the posterior compartment on the barium and MR proctography.
| Finding | Barium proctography | MRI proctography |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted Kappa | P-value | Weighted Kappa | P-value | |
| Rectocele | 0.729 | <0.001 | 0.386 | 0.004 |
| Pelvic cavity widening | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.48 | 0.16 |
| Pelvic floor descent | 0.46 | <0.001 | 0.44 | <0.001 |
| M line - >2 cm | 0.61 | <0.001 | 0.61 | 0.125 |
| Anorectal angle | 0.446–0.575 | <0.001 | 0.652–0.84 | 0.02 |
| Anal canal length | - | 0.608–0.838 | <0.001 | |
| Intra-rectal intussusceptions | 0.119 | 0.308 | 0.028 | 0.766 |
| Rectal prolapse | 0.655 | <0.001 | - | |
| Puborectalis thickness | - | 0.65 | <0.001 | |
| Defect in puborectalis | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Cystocele | - | 0.83 | <0.001 | |
| Urethral descent | - | 0.64 | <0.001 | |
| Urethral funneling | - | 0.048 | 0.507 | |
| Peritoneocele | - | 1.0 | <0.001 | |
| Uterine prolapse | - | 0.85 | <0.001 | |
IOA: Inter-observer agreement, MR: Magnetic resonance, MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging