Magnetic resonance imaging of pilonidal sinus disease: interobserver agreement and practical MRI reporting tips.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the interobserver agreement for the features of natal cleft pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and propose a standardized checklist for reporting PSD on MRI.

Materials and methods

Forty MRI studies of 39 discrete patients with PSD were retrospectively evaluated by five independent radiologists using a standardized checklist. Fleiss' Kappa (k) coefficients of agreement were used to test the agreement between categorical variables. The MRI features of the natal cleft sepsis associated with PSD were classified into four main categories: morphology, branching and extensions, external skin openings, and the relationship of the PSD to the coccyx. A survey was created and disseminated online among general surgeons who treat patie

SUBMITTER: Abdelatty MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791724 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature