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When assessing representative images of fine‐needle aspirate cytological smears of canine mast cell tumours, interobserver agreement is influenced by educational attainment

Shana De Vos, Bart J. G. Broeckx, Francesco Cian, M. van der Ploeg, H. De Cock, Ward De Spiegelaere, H. de Rooster

Journal of Small Animal Practice · 2025

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Summary

OBJECTIVES: Cytology is a common diagnostic tool in veterinary practice, and canine mast cell tumours are presumed to be easy to diagnose. However, the potential influence of the observer's educational attainment on the interobserver agreement when interpreting representative images of cytological smears has not yet been investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 25 observers were equally divided into five groups based on educational attainment (board-certified diplomates of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons specialised in companion animals, board-certified of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Companion animals, general practitioners, interns and final-year veterinary medicine students) and asked to evaluate 36 distinct sets of images from cytological smear

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1111/jsap.13883
Catalogue ID
BFmokjo3rj-ulp5j9
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