Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2024; 12(34): 6687-6695
Published online Dec 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i34.6687
Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of skull base angles measured on magnetic resonance images
Volkan Kizilgoz, Sonay Aydin, Huseyin Aydemir, Papatya Keles, Mecit Kantarci
Volkan Kizilgoz, Sonay Aydin, Huseyin Aydemir, Mecit Kantarci, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan 24000, Türkiye
Papatya Keles, Department of Anatomy, University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul 34674, Türkiye
Author contributions: Kizilgoz V and Aydin S designed and performed the research and wrote the paper; Aydin S and Aydemir H designed the research and supervised the report; Aydemir H and Keles P designed the research and contributed to the analysis; Keles P and Kantaci M provided clinical advice; Kantarci M supervised the report.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Medicine.
Informed consent statement: The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective design of the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest exist in this paper.
Data sharing statement: Data generated from this investigation are available upon reasonable quest from the corresponding author.
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Corresponding author: Sonay Aydin, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Medicine, Haci Ali Akin cd., Erzincan 24000, Türkiye. sonay.aydin@erzincan.edu.tr
Received: February 6, 2024
Revised: September 13, 2024
Accepted: September 25, 2024
Published online: December 6, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This was a retrospective study to evaluate the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the skull base angles (SBA) (Koenigsberg standard) and modified SBA (mSBA) measurement techniques. There was an excellent agreement between reviewers. Higher SBA and mSBA values were observed for females compared to males. There was no correlation between SBA and age for SBA. SBA and mSBA measurements showed high agreement for interobserver and intraobserver differences. The study found that SBA angles were reliable measuring methodologies for application on magnetic resonance images.