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Poor inter-observer agreement in anatomical classifications of infrapopliteal arterial disease due to mandatory selection of only one target artery
Univ Gothenburg, Sweden; Hallands Hosp, Sweden.
Linköping University, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Surgery, Orthopedics and Oncology. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Ryhov Cty Hosp, Sweden.
Univ Gothenburg, Sweden; Sahlgrens Univ Hosp, Sweden.
Univ Gothenburg, Sweden; Sahlgrens Univ Hosp, Sweden.
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2023 (English)In: Acta Radiologica, ISSN 0284-1851, E-ISSN 1600-0455, Vol. 64, no 3, p. 1298-1306Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background Established anatomical classifications of infrapopliteal arterial lesion severity are based on assessment of only one target artery, not including all infrapopliteal arteries although multivessel revascularization is common. Purpose To investigate the reproducibility of one of these classifications and a new aggregated score. Material and Methods A total of 68 patients undergoing endovascular infrapopliteal revascularization at Sahlgrenska University Hospital during 2008-2016 were included. Preoperative magnetic resonance angiographies (MRA) and digital subtraction angiographies (DSA) were evaluated by three blinded observers in random order, using the infrapopliteal TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) II classification. An aggregated score, the Infrapopliteal Total Atherosclerotic Burden (I-TAB) score, including all infrapopliteal arteries, was constructed and used for comparison. Results Inter-observer agreement on lesion severity for each evaluated artery was good; Krippendorffs alpha for MRA 0.64-0.79 and DSA 0.66-0.84. Inter-observer agreement on TASC II grade, based on the selected target artery as stipulated, was poor; Krippendorffs alpha 0.14 (95% confidence interval [CI]=-0.05 to 0.30) for MRA and 0.48 (95% CI=0.33-0.61) for DSA. Inter-observer agreement for the new I-TAB score was good; Krippendorffs alpha 0.76 (95% CI=0.70-0.81) for MRA and 0.79 (95% CI=0.74-0.84) for DSA. Conclusion Reproducible assessment of infrapopliteal lesion severity can be achieved for separate arteries with both MRA and DSA using the TASC II definitions. However, poor inter-observer agreement in selecting the target artery results in low reproducibility of the overall infrapopliteal TASC II grade. An aggregated score, such as I-TAB, results in less variability and may provide a more robust evaluation tool of atherosclerotic disease severity.

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD , 2023. Vol. 64, no 3, p. 1298-1306
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Peripheral arterial disease; endovascular procedures; magnetic resonance angiography; digital subtraction angiography; anatomical classification; infrapopliteal
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-185835DOI: 10.1177/02841851221102788ISI: 000802754000001PubMedID: 35619547Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85131193932OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-185835DiVA, id: diva2:1670509
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Funding Agencies|Region Vastra Gotaland [ALFGBG 218331]; Swedish Heart and Lung foundation [20170250]

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