TABLE 2:

Item-by-item intraclass correlation (ICC) values for interobserver and intraobserver agreement

FeatureInterobserver AgreementIntraobserver Agreement
Lateral ventricle
    Blunting of lateral angles of midpoint of body of lateral ventricles0.950.90
    Blunting of lateral angles of frontal horns of lateral ventricles0.910.85
    Enlargement of frontal horns of lateral ventricles0.790.62
    Enlargement of body of lateral ventricles0.800.62
    Enlargement of occipital horns of lateral ventricles0.570.82
    Asymmetry of lateral ventricle0.750.91
    Abnormal shape of lateral ventricle0.470.80
Third ventricle
    Widening of anterior portion of third ventricle0.740.52
    Widening throughout third ventricle0.770.52
Cortex
    Enlargement of cortical sulci0.580.75
    Enlargement of subarachnoid spaces0.640.83
    Enlargement of interhemispheric fissure0.511
    Enlargement of subarachnoid cisterns0.540.73
Temporal lobe
    Abnormal shape of hippocampus0.821
    Abnormal gyral pattern of hippocampus0.721
    Reduced size of hippocampus0.651
    Enlargement of temporal horns0.610.90
White matter abnormalities
    Corpus callosal thinning0.750.90
    Corpus callosal notching0.720.89
    Focal high-intensity white matter lesions0.510.94
    White matter volume loss0.681
    Virchow-Robin spaces0.550.73
Other abnormalities
    Cavum septi pellucidi or cavum vergae0.70—*
    Arachnoid cysts0.941
    Cerebellar tonsil through occipital foramen0.870.85
    Enlarged cisterna magna0.690.58
Total abnormality score0.930.97
  • Note.—This table excludes 10 items for which the observed frequency was <2% in 120 scans.

  • *ICC could not be calculated due to 0 variance within one set of observations.