Tyler D Baer, Kevin A Rice, Emely Urbina, Dominic V Whitener, Scott J Dankel
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On day 2, three images were taken: (1) without looking at the previous images taken on day 1; (2) after re-examining the images taken on day 1, and (3) side-by-side with the images taken on day 1 via Compare Assistant. Bayes Factors (BF<sub>10</sub>) were used to provide evidence for the null (< 0.33) or alternative (> 3) hypotheses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no rater by measurement technique interaction (upper body: BF<sub>10</sub> = 0.04, lower body: BF<sub>10</sub> = 0.138), nor was there a main effect of measurement technique (upper body: BF<sub>10</sub> = 0.052, lower body: BF<sub>10</sub> = 0.331), indicating that reliability measures were not improved for either the upper body (CV%, no look: 2.92 vs. Compare Assistant: 2.87) or lower body (CV%, no look: 1.81 vs. Compare Assistant: 1.34) as a result of using Compare Assistant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this study suggest that day-to-day reliability of muscle thickness measurement may be limited by random biological variability as opposed to technician error.</p>","PeriodicalId":50130,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ultrasonics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Assessing the effectiveness of Compare Assistant for improving intra-rater reliability of ultrasound-measured muscle thickness.\",\"authors\":\"Tyler D Baer, Kevin A Rice, Emely Urbina, Dominic V Whitener, Scott J Dankel\",\"doi\":\"10.1007/s10396-023-01367-y\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Muscle thickness measured via ultrasound is commonly used to assess muscle size. 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Assessing the effectiveness of Compare Assistant for improving intra-rater reliability of ultrasound-measured muscle thickness.
Purpose: Muscle thickness measured via ultrasound is commonly used to assess muscle size. The purpose of this study was to determine if the reliability of this measurement will improve if using the Compare Assistant tool, and whether this depends on technician experience and the muscle being assessed.
Methods: Individuals came to the laboratory for two visits each separated by 24 h. On day 1, two ultrasound images were taken on the individual's anterior upper arm (elbow flexors) and anterior lower leg (tibialis anterior) by two inexperienced and one experienced ultrasound technician. On day 2, three images were taken: (1) without looking at the previous images taken on day 1; (2) after re-examining the images taken on day 1, and (3) side-by-side with the images taken on day 1 via Compare Assistant. Bayes Factors (BF10) were used to provide evidence for the null (< 0.33) or alternative (> 3) hypotheses.
Results: There was no rater by measurement technique interaction (upper body: BF10 = 0.04, lower body: BF10 = 0.138), nor was there a main effect of measurement technique (upper body: BF10 = 0.052, lower body: BF10 = 0.331), indicating that reliability measures were not improved for either the upper body (CV%, no look: 2.92 vs. Compare Assistant: 2.87) or lower body (CV%, no look: 1.81 vs. Compare Assistant: 1.34) as a result of using Compare Assistant.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that day-to-day reliability of muscle thickness measurement may be limited by random biological variability as opposed to technician error.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is the official journal of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine. The main purpose of the journal is to provide forum for the publication of papers documenting recent advances and new developments in the entire field of ultrasound in medicine and biology, encompassing both the medical and the engineering aspects of the science.The journal welcomes original articles, review articles, images, and letters to the editor.The journal also provides state-of-the-art information such as announcements from the boards and the committees of the society.