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. 2022 Jan 18;127(3):294–304. doi: 10.1007/s11547-022-01453-0

Table 3.

Interobserver agreement between the three Readers (Reader 1: experienced radiologist; Readers 2 and 3: radiology residents)

Reader 1 vs. Reader 2 Reader 1 vs. Reader 3 Reader 2 vs. Reader 3
Setting 1 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 2 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 3 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 4 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 1 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 2 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 3 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 4 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 1 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 2 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 3 Kappa value [95%CI] Setting 4 Kappa value [95%CI]
Atelectasis 0.29 [0.17–0.40] 0.34 [0.20–0.48] 0.28 [0.16–0.40] 0.28 [0.14–0.40] 0.23 [0.15–0.31] 0.13 [0.06–0.2] 0.21 [0.13–0.29] 0.14 [0.07–0.22] 0.33 [0.24–0.41] 0.17 [0.1–0.24] 0.31 [0.23–0.4] 0.15 [0.08–0.22]
Consolidation 0.36 [0.27–0.46] 0.38 [0.28–0.48] 0.38 [0.28–0.47] 0.42 [0.33–0.51] 0.34 [0.25–0.44] 0.35 [0.25–0.45] 0.38 [0.28–0.47] 0.34 [0.25–0.44] 0.44 [0.34–0.54] 0.41 [0.31–0.5] 0.42 [0.33–0.52] 0.42 [0.33–0.52]
Interstitial abnormalities 0.38 [0.25–0.5] 0.34 [0.2–0.49] 0.36 [0.24–0.49] 0.33 [0.18–0.47] 0.35 [0.2–0.49] 0.32 [0.16–0.49] 0.35 [0.2–0.49] 0.37 [0.22–0.51] 0.32 [0.19–0.45] 0.43 [0.27–0.58] 0.33 [0.2–0.46] 0.43 [0.29–0.57]
Nodule 0.47 [0.24–0.7] 0.32 [0.11–0.53] 0.47 [0.25–0.68] 0.29 [0.09–0.49] 0.39 [0.20–0.58] 0.29 [0.1–0.47] 0.44 [0.26–0.62] 0.34 [0.17–0.52] 0.37 [0.17–0.57] 0.37 [0.17–0.56] 0.41 [0.22–0.6] 0.30 [0.12–0.47]
Mass 0.25 [0.07–0.44] 0.34 [0.13–0.54] 0.21 [0.03–0.39] 0.30 [0.1–0.5] 0.40 [0.23–0. 57] 0.43 [0.26–0.6] 0.43 [0.26–0.6] 0.40 [0.23–0.57] 0.30 [0.09–0.5] 0.32 [0.12–0.51] 0.23 [0.04–0.42] 0.36 [0.16–0.56]
Pleural effusion 0.62 [0.54–0.71] 0.56 [0.46–0.66] 0.61 [0.52–0.69] 0.60 [0.51–0.69] 0.55 [0.46–0.64] 0.50 [0.41–0.59] 0.50 [0.41–0.59] 0.51 [0.42–0.6] 0.52 [0.43–0.61] 0.47 [0.38–0.56] 0.53 [0.45–0.62] 0.50 [0.41–0.59]
Pneumothorax 0.52 [0.3–0.74] 0.73 [0.51–0.96] 0.59 [0.38–0.8] 0.63 [0.39–0.87] 0.50 [0.29–0.7] 0.68 [0.48–0.89] 0.56 [0.36–0.76] 0.75 [0.57–0.93] 0.63 [0.41–0.85] 0.55 [0.31–0.79] 0.66 [0.45–0.87] 0.55 [0.31–0.79]
Rib fractures 0.54 [0.39–0.69] 0.42 [0.26–0.59] 0.55 [0.41–0.7] 0.49 [0.34–0.63] 0.38 [0.24–0.53] 0.35 [0.22–0.48] 0.40 [0.26–0.53] 0.43 [0.31–0.56] 0.51 [0.38–0.64] 0.37 [0.25–0.5] 0.54 [0.42–0.67] 0.40 [0.27–0.53]