Table 2

Agreement between local-reading and central-reading, and between local-reading and the individual central readers regarding presence/absence of sacroiliitis on MRI

 Total n=663Central-reading (2/3)
MRI-SI+ (ASAS)MRI-SI− (ASAS)
Local-readingMRI-SI+18538
MRI-SI−51389
κ (95% CI): 0.70 (0.65 to 0.76)Positive agreement: 80.6%Negative agreement: 89.7%
 Total n=663Central reader 1
MRI-SI+ (ASAS)MRI-SI− (ASAS)
Local-readingMRI-SI+18043
MRI-SI−76364
κ (95% CI): 0.61 (0.55 to 0.67)Positive agreement: 75.2%Negative agreement: 86.0%
 Total n=663Central reader 2
MRI-SI+ (ASAS)MRI-SI− (ASAS)
Local-readingMRI-SI+17746
MRI-SI−51389
κ (95% CI): 0.67 (0.62 to 0.73)Positive agreement: 78.5%Negative agreement: 88.9%
  • Positive agreement is the agreement on positive cases.

  • Negative agreement is the agreement on negative cases.

  • ASAS, Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society.