Inter-Rater Reliability of Quantifying Pleural B-Lines Using Multiple Counting Methods

Abstract

All methods of B-line quantification showed substantial inter-rater agreement. Method 3 is more reliable than method 1. There were no other significant differences between the methods. We recommend the use of method 3 because it is technically simpler to perform and more reliable than method 1.

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