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Table 3 Evaluation of agreement between two radiologists in RT-PCR positive and negative patients according to RSNA expert consensus statement

From: RSNA and BSTI grading systems of COVID-19 pneumonia: comparison of the diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement

RT-PCR

RSNA expert consensus statement

Observer B

Test value

Kappa (κ); p

1

2

3

4

Positive

Observer A

1-Typical

COVID-19

N

%

483

97.2

11

2.2

3

0.6

0

0.716; < 0.001

2-Indeterminate

N

%

12

19.0

34

54.0

13

20.6

4

6.3

3-Atypical COVID-19

N

%

1

5.9

8

47.1

1

5.9

7

41.2

4-Negative for Pneumonia

N

%

0

1

2.9

1

2.9

33

94.3

Negative

Observer A

1-Typical COVID-19

N

%

27

90.0

2

6.7

1

3.3

0

0.743; < 0.001

2-Indeterminate

N

%

0

22

57.9

16

42.1

0

3-Atypical COVID-19

N

%

1

1.0

22

21.0

76

72.4

6

5.7

4-Negative for pneumonia

N

%

0

0

5

4.2

113

95.8