Moritz H Albrecht1, Julian L Wichmann2, Cindy Müller2, Theresa Schreckenbach3, Sreekanth Sakthibalan4, Renate Hammerstingl2, Wolf O Bechstein3, Stephan Zangos2, Hanns Ackermann5, Thomas J Vogl2. 1. University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Electronic address: MoritzAlbrecht@gmx.net. 2. University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 3. University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 4. Barts and the London, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom. 5. University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Information, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: To compare the diagnostic performance and inter-observer reproducibility of CT and MRI in detecting colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) of observers with different levels of experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from 51 CT and 54 MRI examinations of 105 patients with CRLM were analysed. Intraoperative and histopathological findings served as the reference standard. Analyses were performed by four observers with varying levels of experience regarding imaging of CRLM (reviewers A, B, C and D with respectively >20, >5, <1 and 0 years of experience). Per-segment sensitivity, specificity, Cohen's kappa (κ) for diagnosed segments and Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC) for reported number of lesions were calculated. RESULTS: CT sensitivity and specificity was for reviewer A 89.71%/94.41%, B 78.50%/88.37%, C 63.55%/85.58%, D 84.11%/78.60% and regarding MRI A 90.40%/95.43%, B 74.40%/90.04%, C 60.00%/85.89% and D 65.60%/75.90%. The overall inter-observer agreement was higher for CT (κ=0.43, p<0.001; ICC=0.75, p<0.001) than MRI (κ=0.38, p<0.001; ICC=0.65, p<0.001). The experienced reviewers A and B achieved better agreement for MRI (κ=0.54, p<0.001; ICC=0.77, p<0.001) than CT (κ=0.52, p<0.00; ICC=0.76, p<0.001) unlike the less experienced C and D (MRI κ=0.38, ICC=0.63 and CT κ=0.41, ICC=0.74, respectively, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The proficiency in detection of CRLM is significantly influenced by observer experience, although CT interpretation is less affected than MRI analysis.
INTRODUCTION: To compare the diagnostic performance and inter-observer reproducibility of CT and MRI in detecting colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) of observers with different levels of experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from 51 CT and 54 MRI examinations of 105 patients with CRLM were analysed. Intraoperative and histopathological findings served as the reference standard. Analyses were performed by four observers with varying levels of experience regarding imaging of CRLM (reviewers A, B, C and D with respectively >20, >5, <1 and 0 years of experience). Per-segment sensitivity, specificity, Cohen's kappa (κ) for diagnosed segments and Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC) for reported number of lesions were calculated. RESULTS: CT sensitivity and specificity was for reviewer A 89.71%/94.41%, B 78.50%/88.37%, C 63.55%/85.58%, D 84.11%/78.60% and regarding MRI A 90.40%/95.43%, B 74.40%/90.04%, C 60.00%/85.89% and D 65.60%/75.90%. The overall inter-observer agreement was higher for CT (κ=0.43, p<0.001; ICC=0.75, p<0.001) than MRI (κ=0.38, p<0.001; ICC=0.65, p<0.001). The experienced reviewers A and B achieved better agreement for MRI (κ=0.54, p<0.001; ICC=0.77, p<0.001) than CT (κ=0.52, p<0.00; ICC=0.76, p<0.001) unlike the less experienced C and D (MRI κ=0.38, ICC=0.63 and CT κ=0.41, ICC=0.74, respectively, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The proficiency in detection of CRLM is significantly influenced by observer experience, although CT interpretation is less affected than MRI analysis.
Authors: Eugene Vorontsov; Milena Cerny; Philippe Régnier; Lisa Di Jorio; Christopher J Pal; Réal Lapointe; Franck Vandenbroucke-Menu; Simon Turcotte; Samuel Kadoury; An Tang Journal: Radiol Artif Intell Date: 2019-03-13