Hughes K J, Laidlaw E H, Reed S M, Keen J, Abbott J B, Trevail T, Hammond G, Parkin T D H, Love S
Weipers Centre for Equine Welfare, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
J Vet Intern Med. 2014 Nov-Dec;28(6):1860-70. doi: 10.1111/jvim.12431.
BACKGROUND: Sagittal ratio values (SRVs) of cervical vertebrae are used for ante-mortem diagnosis of cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy, but intraobserver and interobserver variability in measurement may influence radiographic interpretation of vertebral stenosis in horses with neurological disease. OBJECTIVES: To determine intraobserver repeatability in SRVs, intra- and interobserver agreement in SRVs and whether or not agreement was influenced by animal age. ANIMALS: Forty-two horses (>1 year old) with neurological disease from which laterolateral computed radiographic images of C2-C7 were obtained. METHODS: Four observers made measurements from C2 to C7 for each horse and interobserver agreement for intra- and intervertebral SRVs was determined using Bland-Altman analysis (acceptable agreement: limits of agreement [LOA] ≤ 0.05) on all horses and those ≤3 (n = 25) and >3 (n = 17) years old. Each observer also made repeated measurements for 10 horses and intraobserver repeatability and agreement were determined. RESULTS: Adequate intraobserver repeatability was achieved for 6 sites. Within observers, paired measurements had a median difference ≤5.7%, but a large range in differences often occurred, most frequently at intervertebral sites. For C5, C6, C7, and C3-4, LOA ≤ 0.05 were achieved by at least 1 observer. With the exception of C5 for 1 pair, LOA were >0.05 for interobserver agreement, regardless of animal age. LOA were largest at intervertebral sites. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Within and between observers, measurement error may limit the diagnostic accuracy of SRVs and result in discrepancies of diagnosis and treatment and warrants consideration when used clinically in horses with neurological disease.
背景:颈椎矢状径比值(SRV)用于颈椎管狭窄性脊髓病的生前诊断,但测量过程中观察者内和观察者间的变异性可能会影响患有神经疾病马匹的椎管狭窄影像学解释。 目的:确定SRV的观察者内重复性、SRV的观察者内和观察者间一致性,以及一致性是否受动物年龄影响。 动物:42匹年龄大于1岁的患有神经疾病的马,获取了其C2 - C7的左右侧计算机X线影像。 方法:4名观察者对每匹马从C2至C7进行测量,使用Bland - Altman分析确定所有马匹以及年龄≤3岁(n = 25)和>3岁(n = 17)马匹的椎间和椎体内SRV的观察者间一致性(可接受一致性:一致性界限[LOA]≤0.05)。每位观察者还对10匹马进行了重复测量,并确定了观察者内重复性和一致性。 结果:6个部位实现了足够的观察者内重复性。在观察者内部,配对测量的中位数差异≤5.7%,但差异范围通常较大,最常出现在椎间部位。对于C5、C6、C7和C3 - 4,至少有1名观察者实现了LOA≤0.05。除1对中的C5外,无论动物年龄如何,观察者间一致性的LOA均>0.05。椎间部位的LOA最大。 结论及临床意义:在观察者内部和之间,测量误差可能会限制SRV的诊断准确性,并导致诊断和治疗的差异,在对患有神经疾病的马匹进行临床应用时值得考虑。
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