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Table 2 Average inner thoracic distances and thoracic indices along with relative mean standard deviation (std) between 2 readers and mean standard deviation among readers and algorithm in case of failed user selection of main slice for indices computation

From: A new tool for assessing Pectus Excavatum by a semi-automatic image processing pipeline calculating the classical severity indexes and a new marker: the Volumetric Correction Index

 

Reader 1

Reader 2

Algorithm

Std between 2 readers

Std among readers and algorithm

Thoracic distances (cm)

     

 Transverse diameter

23.2 ± 1.6

23.3 ± 1.6

23.5 ± 1.7

0.06

0.26

 Min APd

3.9 ± 1.4

4.0 ± 1.6

4.2 ± 1.6

0.16

0.36

 Max APd

6.5 ± 0.85

6.9 ± 0.83

6.8 ± 0.94

0.25

0.35

 Right hemithorax APd

11.3 ± 1.1

11.5 ± 1.2

11.2 ± 1.4

0.17

0.39

 Left hemithorax APd

11.9 ± 0.96

12.0 ± 1.0

11.7 ± 1.1

0.14

0.33

Thoracic indices

     

 Haller index

7.2 ± 4.0

7.2 ± 4.3

7.0 ± 4.6

0.23

0.63

 Correction index (%)

42.1 ± 17.9

42.5 ± 19.9

39.1 ± 18.8

2.5

4.7

 Asymmetry index (%)

95.1 ± 5.5

96.0 ± 6.8

96.5 ± 8.1

1.4

4.0

 Flatness index

2.0 ± 0.16

1.9 ± 0.17

2.0 ± 0.16

0.023

0.050