Journal article
The endoscopic assessment of esophagitis: A progress report on observer agreement
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The study and management of reflux esophagitis require an endoscopic classification system founded on esophageal lesions that can be reproducibly identified. The aim of this study was to investigate interobserver agreement for the identification of endoscopic lesions typical of reflux esophagitis.
METHODS: Paired comparisons of observers' descriptions were obtained. Seventeen endoscopists assessed 100 still images, and 42 …
Authors
Armstrong D; Bennett; Blum A; Dent J; De Dombal F; Galmiche J; Lundell L; Margulies M; Richter J; Spechler S
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 111, No. 1, pp. 85–92
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 1996
DOI
10.1053/gast.1996.v111.pm8698230
ISSN
0016-5085