Accuracy of Abdominal Radiography in Acute Small-Bowel Obstruction: Does Reviewer Experience Matter?
American Journal of RoentgenologyPublished 20 February 2007
William M. Thompson, Ramsey K. Kilani, Benjamin B. Smith, John V. Thomas, Tracy A. Jaffe, David M. DeLong
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It is confirmed that abdominal radiographs are accurate in the detection of acute SBO, that more-experienced radiologists are more accurate than less- Experienced reviewers in the evaluation of abdominal radiograph, and that three types of air-fluid levels are highly predictive of the presence of SBO.
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Our results confirmed that abdominal radiographs are accurate in the detection of acute SBO, that more-experienced radiologists are more accurate than less-experienced reviewers in the evaluation of abdominal radiographs, and that three types of air-fluid levels are highly predictive of the presence of SBO.
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