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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Inter-observer variance in ultrasonographical assessment of Schistosoma mansoni-related morbidity in young schoolchildren
Acta Tropica, Volume 51, No. 1, Year 1992
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Description
49 Sudanese schoolchildren aged 6-9 years with Schistosoma mansoni infection were ultrasonographically examined by two independent observers in a double-blind fashion. The first observer recorded normal appearance of the liver in 23 cases, whereas the second observer recorded the appearance as normal in 33 cases. There were 23 concordant observations. For Grade I periportal fibrosis (PF), 13 observations were concordant. PF Grade II was rarely observed (2 versus 3 cases), and Grade III was not recorded at all. In total, 38 out of 49 observations were concordant (77.5%). These preliminary data from two ultrasound observers, from observations on a limited number of patients, can be seen as an indication of a potential inter-observer variation of around 20% for the distinction between the absence of PF and a low level of PF. © 1992.
Authors & Co-Authors
Doehring-Schwerdtfeger, Ekkehard D.
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Kaiser, Christoph
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Franke, Doris
Germany, Hannover
Hannover Medical School
Kardorff, Ruediger
Germany, Hannover
Hannover Medical School
Ali, Q. M.
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Abdel-Rahim, Ibrahim M.
Sudan, Wad Medani
University of Gezira
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0001-706X(92)90022-P
ISSN:
0001706X
Research Areas
Disability