Efficacy of hepatobiliary imaging in acute abdominal pain: concise communication

Conference · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6795064

Freitas, J E; Fink-Bennett, D M; Thrall, J H; Resinger, W W; Calderon, H C; Mirkes, S H; Shah, P K

To assess prospectively the usefulness of hepatobiliary imaging in acute abdominal pain (72 hr or less), 36 patients were scintigraphed. Before the procedure, the referring physician completed Part I of a questionnaire indicating his differential diagnosis, diagnostic confidence (expressed as a percentage), and therapeutic plan. Immediately after the test, the same physician with knowledge of the results, completed Part II of the questionnaire indicating again his differential diagnosis, diagnostic confidence, and therapeutic plan. The impact of the imaging on the physician's diagnostic confidence was expressed as a log-likelihood-ratio (LLR).

• Research Organization: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• OSTI ID: 6795064
• Conference Information: Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Journal Volume: 21:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
ACETIC ACID
ALKYL RADICALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BILIARY TRACT
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOPROPYL RADICALS
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PAIN
RADICALS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES