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Table 4 Intra-observer reliability for reading of MRI BLOKS features (weighted kappa)

From: The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis (IDEA) trial: design and rationale

BLOKS feature

Reliability

(weighted kappa)

BML size

0.72

BML % area

0.67

% of lesion BML

0.79

Cartilage 1 morphology

0.95

Cartilage 2

0.93

Osteophyte

0.74

Synovitis

0.66

Effusion

0.77

Meniscal extrusion

0.95

Meniscus tear/cysts

0.99

  1. BLOKS = Boston Leeds Osteoarthritis Knee Score
  2. BML = Bone Marrow Lesion