1. Value of second opinion subspecialty radiology consultation in suspected abdominal medium vessel vasculitis
- Author
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Ryan Rebello, Mostafa Alabousi, Stephanie Garner, Nader Khalidi, and Mats Junek
- Subjects
Vasculitis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Urology ,Fibromuscular dysplasia ,Celiac artery ,medicine.artery ,Humans ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Superior mesenteric artery ,Referral and Consultation ,Retrospective Studies ,Computed tomography angiography ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Polyarteritis nodosa ,Second opinion ,Gastroenterology ,medicine.disease ,Polyarteritis Nodosa ,Radiology ,business ,Cohort study - Abstract
To perform a descriptive analysis of individuals with suspected Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) referred for second opinion imaging consultation. A retrospective observational cohort study was performed at a single institution. A consecutive sample was performed of individuals who underwent a second opinion CT or MR angiography subspecialty radiologist consultation between January 2008 and September 2019 for suspected abdominal medium vessel vasculitis. Demographic, clinical, and imaging data were collected. Clinical and imaging findings were reported for PAN, small vessel vasculitis, and “non-vasculitis” groups. Agreement and diagnostic accuracy between final clinical and second opinion imaging diagnoses for PAN were determined. Two-tailed t-tests with a significant p-value
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- 2021