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05 May 2021 : Clinical Research  

Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Severity Scales in COVID-19 Disease: A Validation Study

Bartosz Mruk12ABCDEF*, Dominika Plucińska2BC, Jerzy Walecki32AD, Gabriela Półtorak-Szymczak2EF, Katarzyna Sklinda32ADEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931283

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931283

Table 2 Analysis of the interobserver agreement of Total Severity Score-based assessments of chest computed tomography scans. The table presents the κ and intraclass correlation coefficient values for the overall assessment as well as for the assessments of individual lung lobes.

Total Severity Score
Right lungLeft lungTotal
Upper lobeMiddle lobeLower lobeUpper lobeLower lobe
κ0.9380.9450.9370.9370.9380.944
<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
95% CIUL0.9560.9590.9510.9540.9540.948
LL0.9220.9340.9230.9190.9230.941
ICC (3, k)0.9440.9470.9440.9440.9440.948
<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
95% CIUL0.9460.9480.9460.9460.9460.949
LL0.9400.9460.9400.9400.9400.947
CI – confidence interval; ICC – intraclass correlation coefficient; LL – lower limit; UL – upper limit.

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