Table 3 Reproducibility: inter- and intra-rater reliability
From: Diaphragm assessment by two dimensional speckle tracking imaging in normal subjects
Variable | ICC (95 % CI) | R2 | R2 p-value | Coefficient of repeatability (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter-rater | ||||
Thickening fraction | 0.95 (0.78–0.99) | 0.80 | <0.001 | 8.0 |
Caudal displacement | 0.97 (0.79–0.98) | 0.90 | <0.001 | 14.5 |
Longitudinal strain | 0.90 (0.61–0.98) | 0.70 | 0.004 | 24.3 |
Intra-rater | ||||
Thickening fraction | 0.98 (0.83–0.99) | 0.94 | <0.001 | 14.9 |
Caudal displacement | 0.88 (0.47–0.97) | 0.72 | <0.002 | 33.6 |
Longitudinal strain | 0.96 (0.88–0.99) | 0.91 | <0.001 | 19.4 |