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Brain scanning with the Anger multiplane tomographic scanner as a second examination evaluation by the ROC method.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  959524     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
One hundred and one patients (43 abnormal, 58 normal) were re-examined with a commercial prototype of the Anger multiplane tomographic scanner after brain scintigraphy. The studies were interpreted independently by four observers of varying experience. Observer performance, in terms of ROC curves, was substantially better when interpreting the tomographic brain scans and camera scintigrams together or the tomographic scans alone than when interpreting the camera images alone. Re-examination with the scanner increases the accuracy of brain scintigraphy (observer performance) in cases in which there is difficulty distinguishing intracranial lesions from superficial foci of activity by camera scintigraphy alone.
Authors:
D A Turner; E W Fordham; J V Pagano; A A Ali; M V Ramos; P C Ramachandran
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  121     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  1976 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1976-11-01     Completed Date:  1976-11-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  115-24     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Humans
Radionuclide Imaging / instrumentation*
Tomography, X-Ray / instrumentation*

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