Autor: |
Sebastian Harth, Hasan Emin Kaya, Felix Zeppernick, Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein, Jörg Keckstein, Selcuk Murat Yildiz, Emina Nurkan, Gabriele Anja Krombach, Fritz Christian Roller |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 10 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2296-858X |
DOI: |
10.3389/fmed.2023.1303593 |
Popis: |
ObjectivesThe purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the inter- and intraobserver variability of the updated #Enzian classification of endometriosis on MRI and to evaluate the influence of reader experience on interobserver concordance.MethodsThis was a prospective single-center study. All patients were included who received an MRI of the pelvis for evaluation of endometriosis between March and July 2023 and who have provided written informed consent. Images were reviewed independently for endometriosis by three radiologists, utilizing the MRI-applicable categories of the #Enzian classification. Two radiologists had experience in pelvic MRI and endometriosis imaging. One radiologist had no specific experience in pelvic MRI and received a one-hour briefing beforehand.ResultsFifty consecutive patients (mean age, 34.9 years ±8.6 [standard deviation]) were prospectively evaluated. Interobserver agreement was excellent for diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (Fleiss’ kappa: 0.89; 95% CI 0.73–1.00; p |
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