Interrater Reliability of 99mTc-DMSA Scintigraphy Performed as Planar Scan vs. SPECT/Low Dose CT for Diagnosing Renal Scarring in Children
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Scan Protocols and Reconstruction Methods
2.2. DMSA Scintigraphy Readings
2.3. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Reader 1 | Reader 2 | |
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Planar Scintigraphy | ||
Evidence of renal scarring | 20 (43%) | 7 (15%) |
No evidence of renal scarring | 26 (57%) | 39 (85%) |
Unconfident about diagnosis | 16 (35%) | 20 (43%) |
SPECT/ldCT | ||
Evidence of renal scarring | 13 (28%) | 12 (26%) |
No evidence of renal scarring | 33 (72%) | 34 (74%) |
Unconfident about diagnosis | 1 (2%) | 4 (9%) |
Planar Scintigraphy vs. SPECT/ldCT | ||
Concordant diagnoses between modalities | 37 (85%) | 35 (76%) |
Evidence of renal scarring | 12 (32%) | 4 (11%) |
No evidence of renal scarring | 25 (68%) | 31 (89%) |
Discordant diagnoses between modalities | 9 (15%) | 11 (24%) |
Evidence of renal scarring on planar scintigraphy No evidence on SPECT/ldCT | 8 (89%) | 3 (27%) |
No evidence of renal scarring on planar scintigraphy Evidence on SPECT/ldCT | 1 (11%) | 8 (73%) |
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Einarsdóttir, H.S.; Berg, R.M.G.; Borgwardt, L. Interrater Reliability of 99mTc-DMSA Scintigraphy Performed as Planar Scan vs. SPECT/Low Dose CT for Diagnosing Renal Scarring in Children. Diagnostics 2020, 10, 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10121101
Einarsdóttir HS, Berg RMG, Borgwardt L. Interrater Reliability of 99mTc-DMSA Scintigraphy Performed as Planar Scan vs. SPECT/Low Dose CT for Diagnosing Renal Scarring in Children. Diagnostics. 2020; 10(12):1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10121101
Chicago/Turabian StyleEinarsdóttir, Hrefna Sæunn, Ronan Martin Griffin Berg, and Lise Borgwardt. 2020. "Interrater Reliability of 99mTc-DMSA Scintigraphy Performed as Planar Scan vs. SPECT/Low Dose CT for Diagnosing Renal Scarring in Children" Diagnostics 10, no. 12: 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10121101
APA StyleEinarsdóttir, H. S., Berg, R. M. G., & Borgwardt, L. (2020). Interrater Reliability of 99mTc-DMSA Scintigraphy Performed as Planar Scan vs. SPECT/Low Dose CT for Diagnosing Renal Scarring in Children. Diagnostics, 10(12), 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10121101