Authors

Scoring method

Readers

HRCT feature assessed

Inter-observer agreement (kappa)

Desai et al. [6]

Wells 1997

Chest radiologists

Overall grade

K = 0.74

Coarseness of fibrosis

K = 0.88

Goh et al. [35]

Wells 1997

Clinicians

Disease extent

K = 0.64

Trainees

Disease extent

K = 0.41

Camiciottoli et al. [20]

Warrick 1991

Radiologists

Disease extent

K = 0.69

Goldin et al. [27]

SLS

Chest radiologists

Presence or absence of ground-glass

K = 0.72

Presence or absence of fibrosis

K = 0.61

Presence or absence of honeycombing

K = 0.39

Goldin et al. [39]

SLS

Chest radiologists

Change over time in ground-glass

K = 0.36

Change over time in fibrosis

K = 0.51

Change over time in honeycombing

K = 0.16

Table 6: Inter-observer agreement.