Table 4 Similarity scores of the top 1–5 retrieved computed tomography (CT) images.

From: Evaluation of retrieval accuracy and visual similarity in content-based image retrieval of chest CT for obstructive lung disease

Number of retrieval order

CT scans with similarity scores ≥ 4

Mean similarity score*

Reader 1

Reader 2

Overall

Reader 1

Reader 2

Overall

Top 1

74.0 (37/50)

88.0 (44/50)

81.0

4.16 ± 0.15

4.34 ± 0.10

4.25 ± 0.11

(CI 60.2–84.3)

(CI 75.8–94.5)

(CI 70.8–88.3)

(CI 3.87–4.45)

(CI 4.14–4.54)

(CI 4.04–4.46)

Top 2

64.0 (32/50)

82.0 (41/50)

73.0

3.74 ± 0.11

4.08 ± 0.10

3.91 ± 0.09

(CI 49.9–76.0)

(CI 68.9–90.4)

(CI 61.9–81.8)

(CI 3.53–3.95)

(CI 3.89–4.27)

(CI 3.74–4.08)

Top 3

48.0 (24/50)

82.0 (41/50)

65.0

3.60 ± 0.14

4.02 ± 0.09

3.81 ± 0.10

(CI 34.6–61.7)

(CI 68.9–90.4)

(CI 54.0–74.6)

(CI 3.33–3.87)

(CI 3.84–4.20)

(CI 3.61–4.01)

Top 4

46.0 (23/50)

64.0 (32/50)

55.0

3.38 ± 0.13

3.80 ± 0.10

3.59 ± 0.10

(CI 32.8–59.8)

(CI 49.9–76.0)

(CI 43.1–66.4)

(CI 3.12–3.64)

(CI 3.60–4.0)

(CI 3.40–3.78)

Top 5

34.0 (17/50)

66.0 (33/50)

50.0

3.24 ± 0.12

3.72 ± 0.09

3.48 ± 0.09

(CI 22.3–48.0)

(CI 52.0–77.7)

(CI 39.1–60.9)

(CI 3.01–3.47)

(CI 3.54–3.90)

(CI 3.31–3.65)

Overall

53.2

76.4

64.8

3.62 ± 0.06

3.99 ± 0.05

3.81 ± 0.05

(CI 46.1–60.2)

(CI 69.5–82.1)

(CI 58.8–70.4)

(CI 3.50–3.75)

(CI 3.90–4.09)

(CI 3.71–3.91)

  1. Unless otherwise indicated, data are percentage, with numerator and denominator in parentheses.
  2. *Data are mean ± standard error. 95% CIs were calculated using GEE with logit and identified link function.
  3. CI, 95% confidence interval.