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11488326

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the reliability of computed tomography (CT) in detecting discrete pleural lesions, the interobserver and intra-observer variability in reading the conventional and high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans of 100 volunteers, who had worked for > or = 10 yrs in a building with known asbestos contamination, was evaluated. In the first session, pleural abnormalities were detected by a single radiologist (A1) in 13 subjects. In the second session, the scans were read again independently by the same radiologist (A2) and two other experienced radiologists (B, C). The final decision for the presence of pleural lesions was made in a final consensus reading. This gave a diagnosis of pleural abnormalities in 18 subjects, of whom eight (44%) had been detected by all three readers, five (28%) by two readers and four (22%) by only one reader; one scan, rated normal by all readers during the second session, was reconsidered because pleural abnormalities had been noted at the first reading (A1). The intra-observer agreement for reader A was good (kappa (kappa) 0.68) but the interobserver agreement between the readers was only fair to moderate (weighted kappa: A2-B=0.43, A2-C = 0.45, B-C = 0.26) in the second reading session. In conclusion, when looking for the prevalence of pleural lesions in indoor asbestos exposed subjects, the potential lack of consistency in reporting the presence of small pleural abnormalities must be borne in mind and strict precautions must be taken.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
916-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Observer variation in computed tomography of pleural lesions in subjects exposed to indoor asbestos.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Pneumology, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't