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Table 3 Transbronchial lung biopsy analysis in usual interstitial pneumonia cases

From: Transbronchial biopsy is useful in predicting UIP pattern

 

PATHOLOGIST #1 40 UIP CASES

PATHOLOGIST #2 40 UIP CASES

DIAGNOSTIC OF UIP, N (%)

12 (30)

12 (30)

Three criteria, N (%)

0

1 (2.5)

Two out of three criteria, N (%)

4 (10)

9 (22.5)

One out of three criteria, N (%)

8 (20)

2 (5)

OTHER ILDs , N (%)

8 (20)

8 (20)

INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT for the presence of at least one feature of UIP (Kappa )

0.61 (95% CI 0.31-0.91)

INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT for the presence of the same number of UIP features (Kappa)

0.46 (95% CI 0.28-0.62)