TABLE 3

κ-Statistics and Significance of McNemar Differences of SSS for Each Artificial Misregistration

No. of patients changing category*
Misregistration directionMisregistration magnitude (pixels)Abnormal to normalNormal to abnormalκ-valueMcNemar test
Cephalad (+z-axis)3230.440NS
2410.510NS
1430.300NS
Caudal (–z-axis)1300.706NS
2330.394NS
3270.043P < 0.05
Dorsal (+y-axis)328−0.075P < 0.05
2170.400P < 0.05
1340.286NS
Ventral (–y-axis)1410.510NS
2420.406NS
3230.490NS
Left (+x-axis)3340.286NS
2220.596NS
1310.604NS
Right (– x-axis)1320.500NS
2240.381NS
3170.140P < 0.05
  • * Registered case: 9 normal (SSS < 4), 11 abnormal (SSS ≥ 4).

  • NS = no significant difference (P > 0.05).