"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354.753 N02.421.450.600 N05.715.350.150.675 N06.850.490.500.250
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| 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
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| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2011 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Observer Variation" by people in Profiles.
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Ultra-low dose post-operative CT protocol after acetabular fixation has excellent intra- and inter-observer reliability. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025 Dec 06; 36(1):38.
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Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database. Epilepsia. 2026 Mar; 67(3):1317-1331.
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Intervendor agreement for left atrial strain via speckle tracking echocardiography in pediatrics. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Dec; 41(12):2457-2467.
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Accuracy of Tumor Surveillance of Pediatric Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Using Noncontrast Brain MRI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Oct 01; 46(10):2125-2130.
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Interobserver and Intraobserver Variability in the Assessment of Prolonged Venous Transit in Anterior Circulation Large-Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Sep 02; 46(9):1800-1804.
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Anthropometrics versus Experts' Subjective Analysis of Cleft Severity and PSIO Outcomes in Unilateral Clefts: A New Grading System. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Feb 01; 157(2):242e-252e.
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Interrater reliability between surgeons and pediatric emergency providers in the cervical spine assessment of injured children. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 01; 99(6):876-883.
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International multispecialty expert physician preoperative identification of extranodal extension in patients with oropharyngeal cancer using computed tomography: Prospective blinded human inter-observer performance evaluation. Cancer. 2025 Apr 01; 131(7):e35815.
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Multi-institutional Validation of the Interarytenoid Assessment Protocol for Pediatric Laryngeal Cleft. Laryngoscope. 2025 Apr; 135(4):1499-1505.
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A Multicenter Training and Interrater Reliability Study of the BASED Score for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2025 Mar 01; 42(3):230-234.