Real-world Inter-rater Agreement of PI-QUAL Version 2 for Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quality Assessment and Its Association with Diagnostic Accuracy
We studied how doctors agree when judging the quality of prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan using the Prostate Imaging Quality scoring system. When they focused too strictly on technical rules, agreement was poor; when scans were judged visually, agreement improved. Better-quality MRI scans led to fewer unclear ("indeterminate") results, helping doctors make clearer biopsy decisions.
Authors
- Jorg R. Oddens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-5613)
- J. Reitsma
- J. Barentsz
- Arnoud W. Postema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0629-871X)
- F. Giganti
- Iztok Caglič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-3540)
- Maarten de Rooij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7257-7907)
- Sylvia Bösch
- Daniël Van den Kroonenberg
- Giorgio Brembilla
- H.P.J. Raat
- Joris-Jan Gijsbertsen
- Bo J. Hamstra
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Andros Mannenkliniek (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Laurentius Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Urology Open Science
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euros.2025.12.019
- Primary Topic
- Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00