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Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Measured Using CT: Inter- and Intraobserver Agreement Analysis

L. Saba, R. Sanfilippo, R. Montisci, J.S. Suri and G. Mallarini
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2013, 34 (2) E13-E18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2796
L. Saba
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.S., G.M.)
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R. Sanfilippo
bVascular Surgery (R.S., R.M.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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R. Montisci
bVascular Surgery (R.S., R.M.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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J.S. Suri
cBiomedical Technologies Inc (J.S.S.), Denver, Colorado
dIdaho State University (J.S.S.), Pocatello, Idaho.
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G. Mallarini
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.S., G.M.)
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    MDCTA axial image of a 63-year-old woman. The white arrow indicates the CAWT of the left common carotid artery. Panel A is a 100% zoom of the CAWT.

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    Bland-Altman plot for intraobserver agreement.

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    Bland-Altman plot for interobserver agreement in the first measurement.

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    Bland-Altman plot for interobserver agreement in the second measurement.

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    Mountain plot analysis for the intraobserver agreement.

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    Summary statistics table

    Mean95% CIVarianceSDRSDSEMMedian95% CIMinimumMaximum2.5–97.5 P5–95 PNormal Distr.
    OBS 1 first1.231.158–1.2920.08530.2920.2380.0341.281.117–1.3600.671.83.720–1.712.732–1.6650.251
    OBS 1 second1.281.212–1.3420.07930.2820.2210.0331.321.227–1.4230.722.09.739–1.8110.828–1.7080.883
    OBS 2 first1.211.145–1.2730.07830.280.2320.0321.231.132–1.3200.611.87.650–1.768.726–1.6790.692
    OBS 2 second1.191.126–1.2430.06470.2540.2150.0291.221.113–1.3200.651.8.684–1.689.757–1.6230.636
    OBS 3 first1.211.134–1.2790.09890.3150.2610.0361.211.107–1.3400.451.89.632–1.810.720–1.6700.478
    OBS 3 second1.21.130–1.2610.08090.2850.2380.0331.211.090–1.3200.541.87.629–1.761.690–1.5750.632
    OBS 4 first1.241.182–1.3050.07090.2660.2140.0311.321.194–1.4130.661.69.760–1.639.770–1.6020.092
    OBS 4 second1.251.179–1.3110.08250.2870.2310.0331.261.147–1.3230.651.83.708–1.769.760–1.7170.36
    • Note:—OBS indicates observer; RSD, relative standard deviation; SEM = standard error of the mean; CI, confidence interval; Distr., distribution.

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    T test analysis

    Second Measurement P ValueFirst Measurement P Value
    OBS 1OBS 2OBS 3OBS 4
    OBS 1.126.319.077.145
    OBS 2.061.289.321.094
    OBS 3.171.571.407.027a
    OBS 4.366.059.073.837
    • Note:—OBS indicates observer.

    • ↵a Statistically significant value.

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    T test analysis

    First MeasurementSecond Measurement
    ObserverP ValueObserverP Value
    OBS 1-OBS 2.319OBS 1-OBS 2.214
    OBS 1-OBS 3.389OBS 1-OBS 3.158
    OBS 1-OBS 4.301OBS 1-OBS 4.099
    OBS 2-OBS 3.889OBS 2-OBS 3.567
    OBS 2-OBS 4.076OBS 2-OBS 4.121
    OBS 3-OBS 4.105OBS 3-OBS 4.108
    • Note:—OBS indicates observer.

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