A blinded clinical comparison of MR imaging and CT in neuroradiology.
The sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT) were compared in blinded readings of images of a consecutive series of patients with subsequently proved diagnoses. Overall, MR imaging was less sensitive than CT because of its lower sensitivity in detecting benign tumors. With a similar experimental protocol, the effects of technical refinements or contrast media on the sensitivity of MR imaging can be determined.
D000368:Aged; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009423:Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009485:Neuroradiography / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed