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- FIGURE 1.
Percentage of lymphoscintigrams in 4 different groups of MTS.
- FIGURE 2.
Histogram of DTS between observers at scoring time 1. Data are absolute values of DTS.
- FIGURE 3.
Histogram of DTS between observers at scoring time 2. Data are absolute values of DTS.
- FIGURE 4.
Histogram of DTS between scoring times for observer 1. Data are absolute values of DTS.
- FIGURE 5.
Histogram of DTS between scoring times for observer 2. Data are absolute values of DTS.
Tables
Criterion Category Options Score C1 Display of lymphatic vessels Visible entirely (extending to pelvis) 0 Visible partially 3 Not visible 10 C2 Pattern of lymphatic vessels Straight with ordinary course 0 Straight with abnormal course 3 Tortuous/prominent with some points of ordinary course 3 Tortuous/prominent with some points of abnormal course 5 C3 Uptake in inguinal nodes Uptake before stress 0 Uptake after stress 1 No uptake at third hour 10 C4 Uptake in pelvic nodes Uptake 0 No uptake 5 C5 Uptake in lumbar nodes Uptake 0 No uptake 5 C6 Uptake in leg nodes outside vessel: foot, knee, lower leg, thigh No uptake 0 Uptake 3 C7 Focal accumulation No focal accumulation 0 Focal accumulation, increasing with time 10 C8 Dermal backflow No dermal backflow 0 Dermal backflow 10 Observer 1 Observer 2 Criterion Scoring time 1 Scoring time 2 Scoring time 1 Scoring time 2 C1 0.72 ± 2.36 0.88 ± 2.58 0.95 ± 2.51 0.85 ± 2.65 C2 0.71 ± 1.36 0.79 ± 1.42* 0.57 ± 1.23 0.59 ± 1.29* C3 0.53 ± 1.58 0.56 ± 1.58 0.67 ± 1.89 0.65 ± 1.74 C4 0.34 ± 1.26 0.31 ± 1.21 0.31 ± 1.21 0.22 ± 1.02 C5 0.78 ± 1.82 0.68 ± 1.72 0.83 ± 1.87 0.77 ± 1.81 C6 0.37 ± 0.99 0.42 ± 1.03 0.40 ± 1.01 0.39 ± 1.01 C7 1.11 ± 3.15† 0.74 ± 2.63 0.43 ± 2.04† 0.43 ± 2.04 C8 0.80 ± 2.72 1.04 ± 3.07 0.86 ± 2.82 0.99 ± 2.99 Total score 5.37 ± 8.49 5.43 ± 8.45 5.02 ± 7.89 4.88 ± 8.11 Scoring time 1 Scoring time 2 Criterion Agreement κ Agreement κ C1 90.7% 0.635 (0.559–0.711) 90.7% 0.596 (0.518–0.647) C2 82.7% 0.490 (0.418–0.562) 83.3% 0.526 (0.448–0.604) C3 90.1% 0.782 (0.718–0.849) 88.9% 0.767 (0.703–0.831) C4 99.4% 0.949 (0.899–1.00) 98.1% 0.814 (0.710–0.918) C5 93.8% 0.790 (0.723–0.857) 96.9% 0.876 (0.822–0.930) C6 92.6% 0.673 (0.610–0.736) 92.0% 0.668 (0.608–0.728) C7 92.0% 0.448 (0.383–0.513) 93.2% 0.411 (0.347–0.475) C8 95.7% 0.719 (0.658–0.780) 91.9% 0.560 (0.504–0.616) Data in parentheses are 95% CI.
Observer 1 Observer 2 Criterion Agreement κ Agreement κ C1 95.1% 0.781 (0.712–0.850) 85.8% 0.458 (0.413–0.503) C2 84.6% 0.606 (0.534–0.678) 85.7% 0.543 (0.505–0.581) C3 91.4% 0.809 (0.744–0.874) 88.3% 0.519 (0.464–0.574) C4 99.4% 0.949 (0.899–1.00) 98.1% 0.814 (0.710–0.918) C5 97.5% 0.925 (0.882–0.968) 96.3% 0.863 (0.808–0.918) C6 91.4% 0.637 (0.583–0.691) 95.1% 0,823 (0.756–0.890) C7 93.8% 0.633 (0.558–0.708) 95.1% 0.410 (0.331–0.489) C8 93.8% 0.659 (0.584–0.734) 97.5% 0.839 (0.758–0.920) Data in parentheses are 95% CI.
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