Why the study?
What is the reliability and reproducibility of interpreting 99m technetium pyrophosphate myocardial scintigrams among different observers?
Population
156 99mtechnetium pyrophosphate myocardial scintigrams
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Interpretation variability may reduce diagnostic accuracy of Tc-PYP scans; leaves open need for standardized scoring criteria.
What is the reliability and reproducibility of interpreting 99m technetium pyrophosphate myocardial scintigrams among different observers?
Interpretation of 99m technetium pyrophosphate myocardial scintigrams shows good approximate agreement but poor exact agreement, suggesting variability in interpretation may contribute to diagnostic inaccuracy.
Mason et al. (1979) studied this question.
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