Intra‐ and interobserver agreement in the interpretation of navicular bones on radiographs and computed tomography scans

Abstract

The results of this study allowed the identification of evaluation criteria with sufficient precision to be useful for navicular bone evaluation.

Detection of joint effusion on radiographs of horses

“…The agreement within the experienced observer group ranged from poor to fair, which is on average lower to similar to other studies (Groth and others 2009). However, in the present study, there were no scoring guidelines given or discussed with the observers beforehand and this measure has been shown to improve the agreement in radiographic assessment.…”

Differences in the morphology of distal border synovial invaginations of the distal sesamoid bone in the horse as evaluated by computed tomography compared with radiography

“…Histology is regarded as the gold standard for the diagnosis of tissue abnormalities [14]. In the present study, no histological examination was performed; however, owing to the possibility of reconstruction of multiplanar, high‐resolution images without superimposition, CT provides detailed anatomical information on the synovial invaginations [11]. Therefore, CT was assumed by the authors to be the gold standard.…”

Comparisons of computed tomography, contrast‐enhanced computed tomography and standing low‐field magnetic resonance imaging in horses with lameness localised to the foot. Part 2: Lesion identification

“…The LFMRI clinical protocol was developed to evaluate horses that block significantly with distal palmar digital nerve anaesthesia and the clinic does not routinely reposition the RF coil and magnet. The study design utilised assignment of lesions by consensus to avoid differences in interobserver interpretation (Groth et al . 2009).…”