Inter-rater reliability of a novel objective endpoint for benign central airway stenosis interventions: Segmentation-based volume rendering of computed tomography scans.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the reliability of a novel segmentation-based volume rendering approach for quantification of benign central airway obstruction (BCAO).

Design

A retrospective single-center cohort study.

Setting

Data were ascertained using electronic health records at a tertiary academic medical center in the United States.

Participants and inclusion

Patients with airway stenosis located within the trachea on two-dimensional (2D) computed tomography (CT) imaging and documentation of suspected benign etiology were included. Four readers with varying expertise in quantifying tracheal stenosis severity were selected to manually segment each CT using a volume rendering approach with the available free tools in the medical imaging viewing software OsiriX (Bern

SUBMITTER: Ratwani AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10599541 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature