Accuracy of SPECT thallium studies in a community hospital.
The present study shows an overall accuracy to the Cedars-Sinai trial on a patient and a combined vascular territory basis. These results suggest SPECT thallium studies can provide information despite the referral biases and unselected patient population inherent in a busy clinical practice.
Swayne
L C
LC
Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07960.
Palace
F M
FM
Banas
J S
JS
Macaualy
R D
RD
Trivino
J Z
JZ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes