Prospective Study
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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2025; 17(8): 110407
Published online Aug 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i8.110407
Table 1 Inter-rater reliability of Brody II score
Brody II criteria
Inter-rater reliability
Bronchiectasis0.34 (-0.46–0.87)
Peribronchial thickening0.34 (-0.33–0.92)
Mucus plugging0.8 (0.52–0.99)
Parenchymal opacity0.79 (0.67–0.91)
Air trappingNot assessed
Table 2 Subjective image quality
Mean subjective image quality score
Image noise lung windows
Image noise soft tissue windows
Central bronchovascular structure depiction
Peripheral (within 2 cm of parietal pleura) bronchovascular structure depiction
Streak artifact
Overall diagnostic acceptability on lung windows
Overall diagnostic acceptability on soft tissue windows
Overall4.1 ± 0.493.2 ± 0.063.9 ± 0.913.5 ± 1.123.3 ± 0.153.9 ± 1.073.3 ± 0.11
2-patient subgroup3.5 ± 0.712.8 ± 0.053.9 ± 0.143.7 ± 0.213.4 ± 0.773.8 ± 0.283.0 ± 0.29