Interobserver agreement in contrast harmonic endoscopic ultrasound

Background and Aim:  Contrast harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH‐EUS) was recently introduced to clinical practice; its reproducibility among endosonographers is unknown. Our aim was to assess the interobserver agreement (IA) in CH‐EUS.

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