Reliability of 2D and 3D ultrasound for infant hip dysplasia in the hands of novice users.
Eur Radiol
; 29(3): 1489-1495, 2019 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-30159618
PURPOSE: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) diagnosis by two-dimensional ultrasound (2DUS) can have poor inter-rater reliability. 3D ultrasound (3DUS) may be more reliably performed, particularly by novice users. We compared intra- and inter-rater reliability between expert and novice operators performing 2DUS and 3DUS for DDH. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Infants with suspected DDH were assessed with 2DUS and 3DUS. Novice operators had 1.5 h of training and Experts had 5-15 years' experience. Images included two 2DUS static and two 3DUS sweep images per operator. Image quality was assessed by 5-point system (yes/no: full femoral head; full acetabular roof; horizontal iliac wing; os ischium; absent motion/artifact). 2DUS indices (alpha angle, coverage) were measured centrally by a blinded reader with 2 years DDH US experience. 3DUS was post-processed by semi-automated custom software generating acetabular surface models, indices and estimated probability of DDH. Gold-standard diagnosis of each hip as normal, borderline or dysplastic was based on radiologist review of expert 2DUS. RESULTS: Thirty infants, mean age 10.8 weeks were enrolled. Quality scores were 2.7±1.2 Novice versus 4.9±0.3 Expert for 2DUS (p = 0.04), and 4.2±1.0 Novice versus 4.9±0.3 Expert for 3DUS (p = 0.99). Inter-rater reliability was poor for 2DUS (ICC=0.10 for alpha angle, 0.04 for acetabular coverage) and moderate to high for 3DUS (ICC=0.73-0.83 for alpha angle, 0.55 for acetabular coverage). Intra-rater reliability and diagnostic accuracy was higher for 3DUS than 2DUS. CONCLUSION: Novice operators can perform 3DUS for DDH with reliability and accuracy approaching expert sonographers. Novices perform 2DUS with poor reliability and accuracy. KEY POINTS: ⢠Novice/expert inter-rater reliability improved from poor with 2DUS to moderate/high with 3DUS. ⢠Novice operators using 3DUS correctly classified 57/58 (98%) of infant hips. ⢠DDH can be reliably assessed by novice operators using 3DUS.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ultrasonografía
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Competencia Clínica
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Luxación Congénita de la Cadera
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
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Eur Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Alemania