Research Article

Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Facial Acupoints in Individuals with Facial Paralysis

Table 3

Intrarater reliability of temperature measurement of facial acupoints from 26 participants with Bell’s palsy.

AcupointRater 1Rater 2
CV (%)ICCScaleCV (%)ICCScale

L GB142.190.989Excellent2.150.990Excellent
R GB142.420.986Excellent2.070.952Excellent
L LI202.130.916Excellent2.080.960Excellent
R LI202.040.959Excellent1.990.946Excellent
L ST42.290.964Excellent2.280.972Excellent
R ST41.980.941Excellent2.120.860Substantial
L EX-HN52.640.846Substantial2.460.745Moderate
R EX-HN52.390.906Excellent2.140.873Substantial
L ST63.270.986Excellent3.080.874Substantial
R ST62.900.969Excellent2.860.701Moderate
L ST72.340.915Excellent2.880.669Moderate
R ST72.190.861Substantial2.130.714Moderate

CV : coefficient of variation; ICC : intraclass correlation coefficient.