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Validating the use of report-derived Lund-MacKay scores.
Validating the use of report-derived Lund-MacKay scores.
- Source :
- American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy; Jan2009, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p33-35, 3p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Background: The Lund-MacKay score (LMS) is the standard for communicating radiological extent of chronic rhinosinusitis in research. However, retrospective analyses are often hindered by a substantial lack of radiological data. Calculating LMS from radiologists' reports may overcome this but has not been formally validated. Methods: Twenty South Australian and 20 Texan patients with varying degrees of sinus disease were randomly chosen to undergo analysis. CT-derived LMSs were calculated directly by two expert rhinologists at each institution and compared with scores derived solely from accompanying radiology reports by two blinded reviewers. Results: The total LMS obtained via the expert rhinologists correlated very highly with that obtained from radiology reports (Spearman rank correlation, 0.75-0.88; p < 0.001). However, when individual sinuses were specifically analyzed, the correlation was highly variable. Conclusion: The results show that in both South Australian and Texan tertiary rhinology centers, radiologists' reports can be reliably used to calculate the total LMS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SINUSITIS
INFLAMMATION
PARANASAL sinus diseases
RADIOLOGISTS
RADIOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19458924
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37189660
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3255