Successful and Safe Implementation of a Trinary Interpretation and Reporting Strategy for V/Q Lung Scintigraphy
Glaser J, Chamarthy M, Haramati L, Esses D, Freeman L. Successful and Safe Implementation of a Trinary Interpretation and Reporting Strategy for V/Q Lung Scintigraphy. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2011, 52: 1508-1512. PMID: 21803837, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.090753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismFemale patientsLung scintigraphyMale patientsMean ageFN rateLow probability interpretationPediatric subgroup analysisDeep vein thrombosisEmergency department patientsLow probability groupInterpretation groupVein thrombosisDepartment patientsSubgroup analysisBaseline evaluationScan interpretationPE presentQ scanPatientsIntermediate probabilityFN studiesFalse negative rateLow probabilityScintigraphy