Table 3 Interobserver agreement for the assessment of findings and visualization comparison between sequences

Patchy increased intensity (69)

UTE

Reader 1

3.12 ± 0.65

3.00

0.83

UTE vs. T2-FSE

 < 0.001

Reader 2

3.00 ± 0.64

3.00

T2-FSE

Reader 1

2.09 ± 0.78

2.00

0.79

UTE vs. T1-GRE

 < 0.001

Reader 2

1.86 ± 0.77

2.00

T1-GRE

Reader 1

1.84 ± 1.02

2.00

0.87

T2-FSE vs. T1-GRE

0.043

Reader 2

1.59 ± 1.08

2.00

Atelectasis/consolidation (15)

UTE

Reader 1

3.60 ± 0.51

4.00

0.87

UTE vs. T2-FSE

0.02

Reader 2

3.53 ± 0.52

4.00

T2-FSE

Reader 1

2.93 ± 0.70

3.00

0.85

UTE vs. T1-GRE

0.035

Reader 2

2.73 ± 0.88

3.00

T1-GRE

Reader 1

3.13 ± 0.74

3.00

0.87

T2-FSE vs. T1-GRE

0.38

Reader 2

2.93 ± 0.96

3.00

Nodule/mass (3)

UTE

Reader 1

3.33 ± 0.58

3.00

1

UTE vs. T2-FSE

0.18

Reader 2

3.33 ± 0.58

3.00

T2-FSE

Reader 1

2.33 ± 0.58

2.00

1

UTE vs. T1-GRE

0.1

Reader 2

2.33 ± 0.58

2.00

T1-GRE

Reader 1

0.67 ± 0.58

1.00

1

T2-FSE vs. T1-GRE

0.1

Reader 2

0.67 ± 0.58

1.00

Bulla/cyst (4)

UTE

Reader 1

3.75 ± 0.50

4.00

1

UTE vs. T2-FSE

0.06

Reader 2

3.75 ± 0.50

4.00

T2-FSE

Reader 1

1.00 ± 1.41

0.50

0.91

UTE vs. T1-GRE

0.66

Reader 2

0.75 ± 0.96

0.50

T1-GRE

Reader 1

1.50 ± 1.00

2.00

1

T2-FSE vs. T1-GRE

0.41

Reader 2

1.50 ± 1.00

2.00

Interstitial lung disease/pulmonary fibrosis (26)

UTE

Reader 1

3.27 ± 0.67

3.00

0.77

UTE vs. T2-FSE

0.83

Reader 2

3.08 ± 0.63

3.00

T2-FSE

Reader 1

3.27 ± 0.78

3.00

0.75

UTE vs. T1-GRE

0.002

Reader 2

3.04 ± 0.77

3.00

T1-GRE

Reader 1

2.38 ± 0.85

2.00

0.83

T2-FSE vs. T1-GRE

0.001

Reader 2

2.19 ± 0.90

2.00

Pleural effusion/thickening (4)

UTE

Reader 1

1.50 ± 1.29

1.50

0.92

UTE vs. T2-FSE

0.07

Reader 2

1.25 ± 1.26

1.00

T2-FSE

Reader 1

4.00 ± 0.00

4.00

1

UTE vs. T1-GRE

0.32

Reader 2

4.00 ± 0.00

4.00

T1-GRE

Reader 1

2.00 ± 1.83

2.00

0.96

T2-FSE vs. T1-GRE

0.11

Reader 2

1.75 ± 1.50

2.00