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Table 2 Intra-observer agreement using protocol A (contrast enhanced) and protocol C (both)

From: Observer agreement in single computerized tomography use for diagnosing paediatric head and neck malignancies at Uganda Cancer Institute

Characteristic

Observer A

agreement (95% CI)

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

P value

Observer B agreement

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

P value

Observer C agreement

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

P value

Primary tumour location

72.6 (62.1–83.1)

0.71 (0.57–0.80)

Substantial

 < 0.001

73.9 (63.7–84.3)

0.80 (0.70–0.90)

Substantial

 < 0.001

89.0 (81.7–96.4)

0.87 (0.79–0.96)

Almost perfect

 < 0.001

Tumour Calcifications

68.5 (57.6–79.4)

0.58 (0.42–0.74)

Moderate

 < 0.001

78.1 (60.4–87.8)

0.73 (0.60–0.86)

Substantial

 < 0.001

90.4 (83.5–97.3)

0.88 (0.79–0.97)

Almost perfect

 < 0.001

Lymphadenopathy

90.4 (83.4–97.3)

0.82 (0.69–0.95)

Almost perfect

 < 0.001

68.5 (57.6–79.4)

0.37 (0.15–0.59)

Fair

 < 0.001

89.0 (81.7–96.4)

0.81 (0.68–0.94)

Almost perfect

 < 0.001

Diagnosis

73.2 (62.3–84.2)

0.68 (0.55–0.81)

Substantial

 < 0.001

64.4 (53.1–75.6)

0.57 (0.44–0.71)

Moderate

 < 0.001

91.8 (85.3–98.2)

0.90 (0.85–0.98)

Almost perfect

 < 0.001