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Table 2 The results of the inter observer agreement of 17 unenhanced CT imaging indicators by two imaging radiologists

From: Unenhanced CT-based predictive model to identify small bowel necrosis in patients with mechanical small bowel obstruction

CT findings

Inter observer agreement

Increased attenuation of small bowel wall

0.908*

CT value of small bowel wall

0.725 (0.649–0.788)#

Small bowel wall annular thickening

0.959*

Small bowel lumen dilation

0.954*

Maximum diameter of small bowel lumen dilation

0.854 (0.809–0.889)#

Mesenteric ground glass sign

0.839 *

CT value of mesenteric vessel

0.885 (0.849–0.913)#

Difference of CT value between mesenteric vessel and aorta

0.835 (0.785–0.874)#

Mesenteric vasodilation

0.792*

Diffuse mesenteric haziness

0.884*

Small bowel fecal gas sign

0.849*

U-/C-shaped small bowel loop

0.938*

Ascites

1*

Peritoneal thickening

0.967*

Pneumatosis intestinalis

0.854*

Portal venous gas

1*

Whirlpool sign

0.788*

  1. Inter observer variability assessment was used Kappa test for categorical variables (*), and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for quantitative variables (#). ICC were reported with their 95% confidence intervals in parentheses. SBO: small bowel obstruction, CT: Computed tomography