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Table 3 Intra-observer and inter-observer reproducibility

From: Esophagus involvement in systemic sclerosis: ultrasound parameters and association with clinical manifestations

 

Intra-observer reproducibility

Inter-observer reproducibility

ICC (95% CI)

ICC (95% CI)

Abdominal esophagus length

0.760 (0.646–0.841)

0.818 (0.728–0.881)

Esophagus wall thickness

0.206 (− 0.019–0.411)

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His angle

0.883 (0.822–0.924)

0.803 (0.705–0.870)

SWE

0.352 (− 0.157–0.713)

/

Reflux

1

0.613 (0.368–0.778)

  1. Abbreviations: ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, CI confidence interval, His angle the gastro-esophageal angle, SWE shear-wave elastography