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Table 2 Prevalence of scores 2–3 on initial and second evaluations

From: Are two readers more reliable than one? A study of upper neck ligament scoring on magnetic resonance images

 

Alar ligament scores 2-3*

Transverse ligament scores 2-3*

Scored by

Initial %

Second %

Pvalue§

Initial %

Second %

Pvalue§

Reader A

29.4

43.1

0.001

27.5

40.2

0.004

Reader B

22.5

40.2

<0.001

25.5

46.1

<0.001

A and B combined

31.4

39.2

0.039

28.4

36.3

0.057

  1. The data are based on magnetic resonance imaging in 102 subjects.
  2. * Highest assigned score when different intensities were noted on the right and left sides of the spine.
  3. § P value for difference in prevalence (%), based on McNemar’s test.
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BMC Medical Imaging

ISSN: 1471-2342

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