Inter-observer variability in ultrasonic evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This study was undertaken to assess the consistency in 16 independent observations of the diameters of abdominal aortic aneurysms by diagnostic ultrasound. Confidence intervals were developed for the anterior-posterior dimension and the transverse dimension. Clinical treatment decisions should be made with appreciation that measurements of diameter increases greater than 0.21 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension and 0.31 cm in the transverse dimension are significant and are not a result of inter-observer variation.

publication date

  • December 1, 1994

Research

keywords

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
  • Observer Variation

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0028709885

PubMed ID

  • 7844463

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 146

issue

  • 12