Comparison of fully automated computer analysis and visual scoring for detection of coronary artery disease from myocardial perfusion SPECT in a large population

R Arsanjani, Y Xu, SW Hayes, M Fish… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
We compared the performance of fully automated quantification of attenuation-corrected
(AC) and noncorrected (NC) myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) with the corresponding …

Test of the child/adolescent Rome III criteria: agreement with physician diagnosis and daily symptoms

MAL Van Tilburg, M Squires… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Establishment of the Rome criteria advanced diagnosis of children with
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. The criteria were overhauled in 2006, but these …

Reliability and accuracy of visual methods to quantify severity of foliar bacterial spot symptoms on peach and nectarine

SJ Bardsley, HK Ngugi - Plant Pathology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of this study were to assess the reliability and accuracy of visual methods
used to quantify the severity of bacterial spot (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni) symptoms …

Abbreviated injury scale: not a reliable basis for summation of injury severity in trauma facilities?

KG Ringdal, NO Skaga, M Hestnes, PA Steen… - Injury, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Injury severity is most frequently classified using the Abbreviated Injury
Scale (AIS) as a basis for the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the New Injury Severity Score …

Classification of comorbidity in trauma: the reliability of pre-injury ASA physical status classification

KG Ringdal, NO Skaga, PA Steen, M Hestnes, P Laake… - Injury, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Pre-injury comorbidities can influence the outcomes of severely injured
patients. Pre-injury comorbidity status, graded according to the American Society of …

Interrater agreement of anal cytology

TM Darragh, D Tokugawa, PE Castle… - Cancer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The majority of anal cancers are caused by persistent infections with
carcinogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV). Similar to cervical carcinogenesis, the …

Predictors of discrepancies in Parkinson's disease patient and caregiver ratings of apathy, disinhibition, and executive dysfunction before and after diagnosis

DM Schiehser, L Liu, SL Lessig, DD Song… - Journal of the …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) patient and caregiver reports of patient functioning are often used
interchangeably in clinical and research settings; however, the consistency of these reports …

Observer reproducibility of results from a low-dose 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine cardiac imaging protocol in patients with heart failure

T Pellegrino, M Petretta, S De Luca, S Paolillo… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Imaging of the cardiac autonomic system with 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine
(MIBG) is useful in the evaluation of patients with a variety of cardiac conditions, including …

The Accuracy and Adequacy of In-Field Artifact Analysis: An Experimental Test at Two Archaeological Sites in the Western United States

M Heilen, JH Altschul - Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2013 - cambridge.org
Archaeologists have traditionally collected artifacts during survey in order to analyze them in
a laboratory setting and curate the artifacts and associated documentation for future …

The usefulness of blast flags on the Sysmex XE-5000 is questionable

H Eilertsen, NK Vøllestad… - American Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Hematology analyzers generate suspect flags that involve microscopic reviews to confirm
the presence of pathologic cells. This study investigated the reliability of the blast flag in a …