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Observer Variation

 
 
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Disease relevance of Observer Variation

 

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High impact information on Observer Variation

  • The ATge demonstrated good day-to-day reproducibility (r = 0.91, p less than 0.001, SEE = 1.74 ml/kg/min) and low interobserver variability and was associated with comparable increases in arterial lactate in the two groups above the resting value, 0.9 +/- 0.4 mM/l in patients and 0.8 +/- 0.5 mM/l in normal subjects [7].
  • We conclude that interobserver variability is high in interpreting biopsy specimens from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and that quantitative and standardized methods are needed to increase diagnostic consistency [8].
  • CONCLUSIONS: Oral contrast bowel US is comparable with BE in defining anatomic location and extension of CD and superior to conventional US in detecting luminal complications, as well as reducing interobserver variability between sonographers [9].
  • As a potential alternative for assessment of HER2, we explored quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), a fast and inexpensive method yielding quantitative results insensitive to interobserver variability and amenable to standardized scoring [10].
  • The limitations of the study are discussed, including the limited power, the declines in latex protein concentrations, and the possibility of information (observer) bias [11].
 

Biological context of Observer Variation

 

Anatomical context of Observer Variation

 

Associations of Observer Variation with chemical compounds

 

Gene context of Observer Variation

  • Using strict methods to avoid observer bias, Ki-67 antigen was found in a high proportion of nuclei in the suprabasal layers together with HPV antigens, in the absence of PCNA staining [23].
  • Expression of p16 was restricted to CIN 2/CIN 3, CIN 1 associated with high-risk human papillomavirus, or cervical cancer. p16 immunostaining allowed precise identification of even small CIN or cervical cancer lesions in biopsy sections and helped to reduce interobserver variation in the histopathologic interpretation of cervical biopsy specimens [24].
  • By means of MIB1 expression we could recognize differences in proliferation among serous ovarian tumors, overcoming interobserver variability [25].
  • Interobserver variability showed moderate multirater kappa values concerning the ER (Reiner score: kappa=0.57) and PR scores (Reiner score: kappa=0.53) [26].
  • Especially with newly developed markers, such as MUM-1, the development of standardized techniques for staining and interpretation is critical to reduce inter-observer variability [27].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Observer Variation

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