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Table 1 Consistency of CT grading and pathologic grading for facet joint degeneration

From: The correlation between radiographic and pathologic grading of lumbar facet joint degeneration

Reader

Underestimate

Exact estimate

Overestimate

Weighted kappa coefficient

Reader 1

26(35.14 %)

39(52.70 %)

9(12.16 %)

0.291

Reader 2

23(31.08 %)

41(55.41 %)

10(13.51 %)

0.297

Consensus

16(21.62 %)

51(68.92 %)

7(9.46 %)

0.506