Why the study?
What is the interobserver reliability of conventional selective pulmonary arteriography in diagnosing pulmonary embolism?
Population
n=60 patients who underwent conventional selective pulmonary arteriography
Design
Cross-sectional, independent review without benefit of additional data
Authors
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Urges caution for subsegmental PE on arteriography; leaves open standardization needs in future diagnostic studies.
What is the interobserver reliability of conventional selective pulmonary arteriography in diagnosing pulmonary embolism?
Conventional selective pulmonary arteriography is highly reliable for detecting segmental or larger pulmonary emboli, but observer disagreement is considerable for subsegmental emboli.
Quinn et al. (1987) studied this question.
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