Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to demonstrate the reliability of cardiac-gated computerized tomography (CGCT) in diagnosing aortic atheroma in patients with ischemic stroke. Materials and Methods: Two radiologists each read 32 CGCT studies and estimated aortic atheroma and interreliability/intrareliability measures. Results: The intraobserver intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were 0.95 and 0.87 for the diagnosis of aortic atheroma with CGCT. The interrater ICC was 0.93. Conclusion: This prospective study demonstrated that CGCT is a reliable imaging modality with good interreader and intrareader reproducibilities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 109-113 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aortic atheroma
- Interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities
- Multislice electrocardiogram-gated spiral computerized tomography
- Stroke
- TEE
- Transesophageal echocardiography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging