Evaluation of inter-observer variability according to RECIST 1.1 and its influence on response classification in CT measurement of liver metastases
| Autor: | Sara Raimondi, Eleonora Ancona, Massimo Bellomi, Lorenzo Preda, Alessandra Ferla Lodigiani, Giuseppe Curigliano, Francesca De Piano |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty education Breast Neoplasms 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Statistical significance Radiologists medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Aged Observer Variation business.industry Gold standard Critical factors Liver Neoplasms Reproducibility of Results General Medicine Middle Aged Clinical trial Heterogeneous population 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Radiology Observer variation business Colorectal Neoplasms Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | European journal of radiology. 95 |
| ISSN: | 1872-7727 |
| Popis: | Objective The aim of this study is the evaluation of inter-observer variability in the measurement of liver metastases according to RECIST and its influence on response classification. Patients and methods A total of 100 radiologists measured liver target lesions, on pre- and post-chemotherapy CT scans of three patients. Each observer filled out a questionnaire about his personal and work features. The evaluations of a well experienced radiologist, considered as “the gold standard”, were compared to those taken by the observers. The percentage of the observers in agreement with the reviewer, in terms of the response category and in terms of inter-observer variability, was calculated for each patient. Results The percentage of the inter-observer agreement was elevated. Most of the observers in agreement with the reviewer were senior radiologists, while those who disagreed were junior radiologist, but this result did not reach a statistical significance. More than 30% of observers disagreed with the reviewer at least in one of the three cases. Conclusions RECIST measurements are reproducible on a large and heterogeneous population of radiologists. Age and expertise of the radiologist remain the most critical factors: this suggests a revision by well-experienced radiologists in clinical trials. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full Text from ScienceDirect