Computer‐Aided Diagnosis in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules: A Study of Intra‐ And Inter‐Rater Reliability and Agreement

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the reliability of a computer-aided diagnosis system for thyroid nodules.
• Assessed intra-rater reliability and inter-rater agreement of evaluation features.
• Analyzed various characteristics of thyroid nodules such as shape, texture, and composition.
• Identified performance influence by operational factors.
• Moderate to almost perfect intra-rater reliability was observed.
• Moderate to strong inter-rater agreement across most features was noted.
• Features like 'taller-than-wide,' 'texture,' and 'composition' showed highest reproducibility.

Abstract