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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Validating the use of report-derived Lund-MacKay scores |
Author: | Thwin, M. Weitzel, E. McMains, K. Athanasiadis, T. Psaltis, A. Field, J. Wormald, P. |
Citation: | American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 2009; 23(1):33-35 |
Publisher: | Ocean Side Publications Inc |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1945-8924 1945-8932 |
Statement of Responsibility: | May Thwin, Erik Kent Weitzel, Kevin Christopher McMains, Theodore Athanasiadis, Alkis Psaltis, John Field, Peter-John Wormald |
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. |
Keywords: | Chronic sinusitis CT scans disease severity Lund and MacKay score outcome measures radiology reports retrospective data |
DOI: | 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3255 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3255 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 General Practice publications |
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