Clinical and Translational Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2021; 27(7): 609-623
Published online Feb 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i7.609
Table 4 Inter-rater variability between the three pathologists for each histology metric
Histological metric
Pathologists
Kappa weighted
Lower CI
Upper CI
ASE
P value
Overall inter-rater variability (Krippendorff’s alpha)
Steatosis1 vs 20.6090.5170.70.0467< 0.00010.584
1 vs 30.4830.3880.5790.0489< 0.0001
2 vs 30.5850.4850.6860.0513< 0.0001
Lobular inflammation1 vs 20.1180.06310.1730.0281< 0.00010.109
1 vs 30.03760.005740.06950.01630.02
2 vs 30.1790.06990.2880.05560.001
Ballooning1 vs 20.2970.2050.3890..047< 0.00010.398
1 vs 30.4590.3440.5730.0583< 0.0001
2 vs 30.270.180.360.0453< 0.0001
Fibrosis1 vs 20.7190.650.7880.0353< 0.00010.398
1 vs 30.5710.4960.6470.0386< 0.0001
2 vs 30.5970.5210.6720.0385< 0.0001
NAS1 vs 20.2790.2020.3570.0398< 0.00010.421
1 vs 30.2440.1720.3160.0366< 0.0001
2 vs 30.4340.350.5180.043< 0.0001

  • Citation: Imajo K, Tetlow L, Dennis A, Shumbayawonda E, Mouchti S, Kendall TJ, Fryer E, Yamanaka S, Honda Y, Kessoku T, Ogawa Y, Yoneda M, Saito S, Kelly C, Kelly MD, Banerjee R, Nakajima A. Quantitative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging can aid non-alcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis in a Japanese cohort. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(7): 609-623
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i7/609.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i7.609