Table 2:

Interobserver agreement for MRI reading

Cerebral Lesionκ Coefficient (95% CI)
Acute ischemic lesion0.89 (0.74–0.90)
CMBs
    Located in cortical areas0.91 (0.82–0.99)
    Located in subcortical areas0.70 (0.42 to 0.98)
    ≤5 mm0.92 (0.84–0.99)
    >5 mm0.79 (0.56–1.00)
    No. of CMBs (none, 1–3, >3)a0.94 (0.89–0.99)
Parenchymal hemorrhage and SAH0.72 (0.41–1.00)
Old ischemic lesions0.84 (0.56–1.00)
Leukoaraiosis score0.83 (0.75–0.91)
  • Note:—CI indicates confidence interval.

  • a Weighted κ coefficient of 0.94 (95% CI, 0.89–0.99) after categorization of the number of CMBs into 3 groups (none, 1–3, >3).