Objective: Assess intraobserver agreement among endosonographers for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) features of chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Methods: Thirty EUS images from patients with suspected CP were shown twice in random order to 5 blinded endosonographers. The following accepted features of CP were assessed: (1) hyperechoic foci, (2) hyperechoic strands, (3) lobularity, (4) cysts, (5) stones, (6) main pancreatic duct dilatation, (7) pancreatic duct irregularity, (8) hyperechoic duct margins, (9) visible side branches, and (10) overall assessment for CP. Intraobserver κ statistics were calculated for each endosonographer and for each feature. Interobserver κ was also calculated.

Results: The mean intraobserver κ values were 0.82, 0.65, 0.71, 0.59, and 0.86 for the 5 endosonographers. The mean intraobserver κ values for each feature were (1) 0.66, (2) 0.67, (3) 0.70, (4) not calculable, (5) 0.96, (6) 0.81, (7) 0.77, (8) 0.69, (9) 0.51, and (10) 0.73. The mean interobserver κ values were 0.19, 0.07, 0.53, not calculable, 0.77, 0.77, 0.60, 0.34, 0.11, and 0.39, respectively.

Conclusions: There was good intraobserver agreement in the interpretation of EUS features of CP. The intraobserver agreement seems better than the published interobserver agreement for EUS features of CP and better than the published intraobserver agreement for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography imaging for CP.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182016a25DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

intraobserver agreement
20
eus features
12
intraobserver
8
agreement endosonographers
8
endosonographers endoscopic
8
endoscopic ultrasound
8
features chronic
8
chronic pancreatitis
8
pancreatic duct
8
intraobserver values
8

Similar Publications

Assessment of the interobserver and the intraobserver reproducibility for the detection of renal cortical defects in adults and children using [99mTc]Tc-MAG3.

Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

January 2025

Section of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.

Background: One can assess cortical defects on the early images of [99mTc]Tc-MAG3 renography. We aimed to assess interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility for detecting renal cortical defects using [99mTc]Tc-MAG3 for adults and children; identify causes for poor inter- and intraobserver reproducibility and to assess the effect of the kidney to background ratio (KTBR) on reproducibility.

Methods: One hundred adult and 200 pediatric renograms were included.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Normal variations of myocardial T1, T2 and T2* values at 1.5 T cardiac MRI in sex-matched healthy volunteers.

Diagn Interv Imaging

January 2025

UFR Santé INSERM U1096, Rouen 76183, France; Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging (Cardiac Imaging Unit), CHU de Rouen Normandie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, University of Rouen Normandie, Rouen 76000, France. Electronic address:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the normal variations of myocardial T1, T2, and T2* relaxation times on cardiac MRI obtained at 1.5 T in healthy, sex-balanced volunteers aged between 18 and 69 years.

Material And Methods: A total of 172 healthy volunteers were recruited prospectively.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: To investigate image quality and agreement of derived cardiac function parameters in a novel joint image reconstruction and segmentation approach based on disentangled representation learning, enabling real-time cardiac cine imaging during free-breathing.

Methods: A multi-tasking neural network architecture, incorporating disentangled representation learning, was trained using simulated examinations based on data from a public repository along with MR scans specifically acquired for model development. An exploratory feasibility study evaluated the method on undersampled real-time acquisitions using an in-house developed spiral bSSFP pulse sequence in eight healthy participants and five patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

: The aim of this study is to assess the inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of the identification of direct and indirect ultrasonographic features of adenomyosis as defined by the revised Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) consensus (2022). : A cohort of 74 women, aged 18 to 45, were recruited from the recurrent miscarriage and general gynaecology clinic at a university-based fertility centre. All the participants underwent 2D and 3D transvaginal Ultrasound scan (TVS) examination in the late follicular and early luteal phase.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiological image analysis is rapidly evolving. This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer Omni (GPT-4 Omni) in detecting intracranial hemorrhages (ICHs) in non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) images, along with its ability to classify hemorrhage type, stage, anatomical location, and associated findings. A retrospective study was conducted using 240 cases, comprising 120 ICH cases and 120 controls with normal findings.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!