Inter/intra investigator variation in orchidometric measure-ments of testicular volume by ten investigators from five insti-tutions

作     者：Shinobu Tatsunami KiyomiMatsumiya AkiraTsujimura NaokiItoh TakumiSasao EitetsuKoh YuujiMaeda JiroEguchi KousukeTakehara TakayasuNishida SatetsuMiyano Chisato Tabata Teruaki Iwamoto 

作者机构：Unit of Medical StatisticsFaculty of Medical Education and CultureSt.Marianna University School of MedicineKawasaki 216-8511Japan Department of UrologyOsaka UniversityOsaka 565-0871Japan Department of UrologySapporo Medical UniversitySapporo 060-8543Japan Department of UrologyKanazawa UniversityKanazawa 920-8641Japan Department of UrologyNagasaki UniversityNagasaki 852-8501Japan Department of UrologyMarianna University School of Medicine HospitalKawasaki 216-8511Japan Ultrasound CenterSt.Marianna University School of Medicine HospitalKawasaki 216-8511Japan 

出 版 物：《Asian Journal of Andrology》 (亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第8卷第3期

页      面：373-378,391页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：ThisstudywassupportedbyHealthScienceResearchGrant10130201 1315050fromtheJapaneseMinistryofHealth LabourandWelfare.ShiariNozawa MarikoNakanomeandMikiYoshiikeassistedwithtechnicalarrangementforepidemiologic 

主　　题：testicular volume orchidometer quality control 

摘      要：Aim:To perform quality control studies on testicular volume measurements for a multi-center epidemiological study of male reproductive ***:We constructed a data matrix with a balanced assignment for 2 consecutive days by ten investigators(andrological career:4-21 years)from five institutions and 12 male volunteers aged 20-26 *** volume was measured by Prader s orchidometer.A skilled technician also perfornled an ultrasound estimate of testicular ***:A statistically significant inter-investigator variation was found * or both testes (P0.05).The difference in experiences of the investigators did not significantly correlate with accuracy of measurements in either ***:The present study revealed significant differences in the results of estimation of testicular volume among the ten investigators,but intra-investigator variation was not *** training and proper standardization of the measurement will be necessary before starting a multi-center study based on an andrological examination,