Table 1 Scalar translocation event evaluation after cochlear implantation (n = 32)^⁑.

Inter-observer agreement UCR*: reviewer 1 vs. reviewer 2		Inter-observer agreement MPR^#: reviewer 1 vs. reviewer 2		Inter-method agreement: CB-CT vs. Histology
Inter-observer agreement UCR*: reviewer 1 vs. reviewer 2		Inter-observer agreement MPR^#: reviewer 1 vs. reviewer 2		UCR^† vs. Histology^§		MPR^† vs. Histology^§
Observed agreement	к^¶	Observed agreement	к	Observed agreement	к	Observed agreement	к
91%	0.85	69%	0.45	94%	0.89	74%	0.57

⁑scalar translocation event: minimal of one electrode-contact in scala vestibuli or scala media, including direct scala vestibuli insertions; *UCR uncoiled cochlear reconstruction CB-CT images; ^#MPR axial and sagittal multiplanar reconstructions; ^†if observations by reviewer 1 and 2 were different, consensus was achieved by final decision of reviewer 3; ^§based on observations of reviewer 3; ^¶magnitude of kappa coefficient: < 0: poor, 0.00–0.20 = slight, 0.21–0.40 = fair, 0.41–0.60 = substantial, 0.81–1.00 = excellent agreement.

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