Assessment of Reliability, Agreement, and Accuracy of Masseter Muscle Ultrasound Thickness Measurement Using a New Standardized Protocol
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Setting and Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Ultrasound Measurements
2.4. Computed Tomography
2.5. Data Analysis
2.5.1. Ultrasound Parameters
2.5.2. Computed Tomography
2.6. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Participants
3.2. Masseter Muscle Thickness (Reliability and Agreement)
3.3. Mandible–Eyelid Distance
3.4. Masseter Muscle Thickness (CT versus US)
4. Discussion
Implications and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Masseter Muscle Thickness | |||
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Right Side | Left Side | ||
Computer Tomography | |||
Intra-rater reliability Radiologist (seven-day interval) | ICC3.1 (95% CI) 1 | 0.99 (0.97–0.99) | 0.98 (0.93–0.99) |
SEM (mm) | 0.17 | 0.22 | |
CV (%) | 1.22 | 0.81 | |
Bias 3 (mm) | −0.21 2 | −0.14 | |
Intra-rater reliability Dentist (seven-day interval) | ICC3.1 (95% CI) 1 | 0.98 (0.91–0.99) | 0.97 (0.89–0.99) |
SEM (mm) | 0.27 | 0.26 | |
CV (%) | 0.28 | 0.40 | |
Bias 3 (mm) | 0.05 | 0.07 | |
Inter-rater reliability | ICC2.1 (95% CI) 1 | 0.88 (0.60–0.97) | 0.98 (0.92–0.99) |
SEM (mm) | 0.63 | 0.22 | |
CV (%) | 1.33 | 0.89 | |
Bias 3 (mm) | −0.23 | −0.22 | |
Ultrasonography | |||
Intra-session reliability First physiotherapist | ICC3.1 (95% CI) 1 | 0.85 (0.47–0.96) | 0.87 (0.53–0.97) |
SEM (mm) | 0.68 | 0.56 | |
CV (%) | 1.97 | 3.59 | |
Bias 3 (mm) | −0.36 | −0.60 | |
Intra-session reliability Second physiotherapist | ICC3.1 (95% CI) 1 | 0.98 (0.93–0.97) | 0.94 (0.76–0.99) |
SEM (mm) | 0.25 | 0.41 | |
CV (%) | 0.30 | 0.55 | |
Bias 3 (mm) | 0.05 | 0.09 | |
Inter-rater reliability | ICC2.1 (95% CI) 1 | 0.92 (0.71–0.98) | 0.87 (0.44–0.97) |
SEM (mm) | 0.54 | 0.53 | |
CV (%) | 1.48 | 2.93 | |
Bias 3 (mm) | 0.26 | −0.48 |
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Rogulski, M.; Pałac, M.; Wolny, T.; Linek, P. Assessment of Reliability, Agreement, and Accuracy of Masseter Muscle Ultrasound Thickness Measurement Using a New Standardized Protocol. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1771. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161771
Rogulski M, Pałac M, Wolny T, Linek P. Assessment of Reliability, Agreement, and Accuracy of Masseter Muscle Ultrasound Thickness Measurement Using a New Standardized Protocol. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(16):1771. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161771
Chicago/Turabian StyleRogulski, Mateusz, Małgorzata Pałac, Tomasz Wolny, and Paweł Linek. 2024. "Assessment of Reliability, Agreement, and Accuracy of Masseter Muscle Ultrasound Thickness Measurement Using a New Standardized Protocol" Diagnostics 14, no. 16: 1771. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161771