Variability in the classification of radiographs using the 1980 International Labor Organization Classification for Pneumoconioses

LS Welch, KL Hunting, J Balmes, EA Bresnitz… - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
This study describes the extent of agreement in classification of chest radiographs using the
International Labor Organization (ILO) classification among six readers from the United …

An application of kappa‐type analyses to interobserver variation in classifying chest radiographs for pneumoconiosis

DC Musch, JR Landis, ITT Higgins… - Statistics in …, 1984 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated interobserver variation between three physician readers in the independent
classification of chest radiographs from 1771 taconite workers for pneumoconiosis. We …

On the factors influencing consistency in the radiologic diagnosis of pneumoconiosis

RB Reger, WKC Morgan - American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1970 - atsjournals.org
The reliability and precision that experienced readers can achieve in the categorization of
chest radiographs with demonstrable coal workers pneumoconiosis were investigated and …

Between‐and within‐reader variability in the assessment of pleural abnormality using the ILO 1980 international classification of pneumoconioses

J Bourbeau, P Ernst - American journal of industrial medicine, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Although there are published data concerning reader variability in the assessment of
parenchymal pneumoconiotic changes using the ILO Classification of Radiographs, nothing …

Reading chest radiographs for pneumoconiosis by computer.

JR Jagoe, KA Paton - Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1975 - oem.bmj.com
Computer programs for measuring simple pneumoconiosis in radiographs are described
and assessed. The 36 films studied had been read by 11 skilled human observers and …

Some factors influencing interobserver variation in classifying simple pneumoconiosis.

DC Musch, IT Higgins, JR Landis - Occupational and Environmental …, 1985 - oem.bmj.com
Three experienced physician readers assessed the chest radiographs of 743 men from a
coal mining community in West Virginia for the signs of simple pneumoconiosis, using the …

Use of chest radiographs in epidemiological investigations of pneumoconioses.

KB Mulloy, DB Coultas, JM Samet - Occupational and Environmental …, 1993 - oem.bmj.com
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) classification of radiographs of
pneumoconioses was developed to limit variation in classification of parenchymal …

On the Diagnosis of Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis: Anglo-American Disharmony

RB Reger, HE Amandus… - American Review of …, 1973 - atsjournals.org
The intranational and international observer variation in categorizing chest radiographs for
coal-worker's pneumoconiosis in a group of American and British physicians was quantified …

Effect of radiographic technique on readings of categories of simple pneumoconiosis

ME Wise, PD Oldham - Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1963 - oem.bmj.com
Two chest radiographs of each of 687 coal-face workers, obtained during two surveys two
and a half years apart at eight pits in South Wales, have been assessed according to their …

Classification of chest radiographs for pneumoconiosis: a comparison of two methods of reading.

DC Muir, CD Bernholz, WK Morgan… - British journal of …, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Variability between readers in the evaluation of the radiographic appearances of
pneumoconiosis has been investigated by several authors.'To reduce inter and intrareader …