Observer Variation

"Observer Variation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The failure by the observer to measure or identify a phenomenon accurately, which results in an error. Sources for this may be due to the observer's missing an abnormality, or to faulty technique resulting in incorrect test measurement, or to misinterpretation of the data. Two varieties are inter-observer variation (the amount observers vary from one another when reporting on the same material) and intra-observer variation (the amount one observer varies between observations when reporting more than once on the same material).

Descriptor ID	D015588
MeSH Number(s)	E01.354.753 N02.421.450.600 N05.715.350.150.675 N06.850.490.500.250
Concept/Terms	Observer Variation Observer Variation Observer Variations Variation, Observer Variations, Observer Bias, Observer Observer Bias Interobserver Variation Interobserver Variation Interobserver Variations Variation, Interobserver Variations, Interobserver Inter-Observer Variation Inter Observer Variation Inter-Observer Variations Variation, Inter-Observer Variations, Inter-Observer Interobserver Variability Interobserver Variabilities Variabilities, Interobserver Variability, Interobserver Inter-Observer Variability Inter Observer Variability Inter-Observer Variabilities Variabilities, Inter-Observer Variability, Inter-Observer Intraobserver Variation Intraobserver Variation Intraobserver Variations Variation, Intraobserver Variations, Intraobserver Intra-Observer Variation Intra Observer Variation Intra-Observer Variations Variation, Intra-Observer Variations, Intra-Observer Intraobserver Variability Intraobserver Variabilities Variabilities, Intraobserver Variability, Intraobserver Intra-Observer Variability Intra Observer Variability Intra-Observer Variabilities Variabilities, Intra-Observer Variability, Intra-Observer

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Observer Variation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Errors [E01.354]
Observer Variation [E01.354.753]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Medical Errors [N02.421.450]
Observer Variation [N02.421.450.600]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Epidemiologic Factors [N05.715.350]
Bias [N05.715.350.150]
Observer Variation [N05.715.350.150.675]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Factors [N06.850.490]
Bias [N06.850.490.500]
Observer Variation [N06.850.490.500.250]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	4	4
2006	0	4	4
2007	0	6	6
2008	0	4	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	3	3
2011	0	4	4
2012	0	4	4
2013	0	4	4
2014	0	2	2
2015	1	2	3
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2019	0	2	2
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1

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Grant S, Reed R, Armstrong-Heimsoth A, St Laurent R, Thomas J. The Head Control Scale: Inter-Rater Reliability among Therapy Students. Occup Ther Health Care. 2023 Oct; 37(4):542-551.

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Gonzalez O, Georgeson AR, Pelham WE, Fouladi RT. Estimating classification consistency of screening measures and quantifying the impact of measurement bias. Psychol Assess. 2021 Jul; 33(7):596-609.

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Captur G, Bhandari A, Br?hl R, Ittermann B, Keenan KE, Yang Y, Eames RJ, Benedetti G, Torlasco C, Ricketts L, Boubertakh R, Fatih N, Greenwood JP, Paulis LEM, Lawton CB, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Lamb HJ, Steeds R, Leung SW, Berry C, Valentin S, Flett A, de Lange C, DeCobelli F, Viallon M, Croisille P, Higgins DM, Greiser A, Pang W, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell WE, Dresselaers T, Barison A, Dawson D, Taylor AJ, Mongeon FP, Plein S, Messroghli D, Al-Mallah M, Grieve SM, Lombardi M, Jang J, Salerno M, Chaturvedi N, Kellman P, Bluemke DA, Nezafat R, Gatehouse P, Moon JC. T1 mapping performance and measurement repeatability: results from the multi-national T1 mapping standardization phantom program (T1MES). J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2020 05 07; 22(1):31.

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Vier D, Louis T, Fuchs D, Royer CT, Zide JR, Jaffe DE. Radiographic assessment of the subtalar joint: An evaluation of the Kellgren-Lawrence scale and proposal of a novel scale. Clin Imaging. 2020 Mar; 60(1):62-66.

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Wu O, Winzeck S, Giese AK, Hancock BL, Etherton MR, Bouts MJRJ, Donahue K, Schirmer MD, Irie RE, Mocking SJT, McIntosh EC, Bezerra R, Kamnitsas K, Frid P, Wasselius J, Cole JW, Xu H, Holmegaard L, Jim?nez-Conde J, Lemmens R, Lorentzen E, McArdle PF, Meschia JF, Roquer J, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Schmidt R, Sharma P, Slowik A, Stanne TM, Thijs V, Vagal A, Woo D, Bevan S, Kittner SJ, Mitchell BD, Rosand J, Worrall BB, Jern C, Lindgren AG, Maguire J, Rost NS. Big Data Approaches to Phenotyping Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Automated Lesion Segmentation of Multi-Center Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data. Stroke. 2019 07; 50(7):1734-1741.

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Thomas J, Armstrong-Heimsoth A, Laurent RS. The Head Control Scale: Development, inter-rater reliability, and utility. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2019; 12(3):295-303.

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Costello BT, Springer F, Hare JL, Gerche A, Iles L, Ellims AH, Schmitt B, Taylor AJ. SASHA versus ShMOLLI: a comparison of T1 mapping methods in health and dilated cardiomyopathy at 3?T. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Oct; 33(10):1551-1560.

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Chang BP, Cain D, Mitroff SR. Emergency department crowding associated with differences in CXR interpretations between emergency physicians and radiologists. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 05; 35(5):793-794.

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Daley J, Grotberg J, Pare J, Medoro A, Liu R, Hall MK, Taylor A, Moore CL. Emergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jan; 35(1):106-111.

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Manga S, Parham G, Benjamin N, Nulah K, Sheldon LK, Welty E, Ogembo JG, Bradford L, Sando Z, Shields R, Welty T. Cervical Cancer Screening in Cameroon: Interobserver Agreement on the Interpretation of Digital Cervicography Results. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2015 Oct; 19(4):288-94.

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