Inter- and intraobserver agreement for CT measurement of mandibular and medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes is excellent in dogs with histologically confirmed oral melanoma.
CT
canine
reliability
Journal
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
ISSN: 1740-8261
Titre abrégé: Vet Radiol Ultrasound
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9209635
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
revised:
09
08
2021
received:
17
05
2021
accepted:
25
08
2021
pubmed:
13
10
2021
medline:
21
1
2022
entrez:
12
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mandibular and medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes are routinely evaluated with CT when staging dogs with oral melanomas. While size alone is considered inadequate for detecting nodal metastasis, it is critical in evaluating treatment response, as clinical decisions are based on changes in size. It is common for different radiologists to measure the size of pre- and posttreatment lymph nodes in the same patient. The objective of this retrospective, observer agreement study was to evaluate the inter- and intraobserver agreement in measuring canine mandibular and medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes by a diverse population of veterinary radiologists and trainees. Fourteen dogs with documented oral melanoma and head CT studies identified from records of a single institution were included in this study. North American veterinary radiologists and trainees were recruited to measure the mandibular and medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes; in triplicate. Prior to performing the study measurements, participants completed a training tool demonstrating the lymph node measurements. Overall, interobserver intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.961 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.946, 0.972) and intraobserver ICC was 0.977 (95% CI: 0.968, 0.983), indicating excellent agreement (ICC > 0.9 considered excellent). Similar findings were noted following sub-analysis for most variables (experience, size, laterality, axis of measurement). These results suggest that follow-up measurement of the long and short axis of the mandibular lymph nodes and short axis of the medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes in the transverse plane, performed by different veterinary radiologists using the same method of measure, should have minimal impact on clinical decision making.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
73-81Informations de copyright
© 2021 American College of Veterinary Radiology.
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