Solitary Pulmonary Lesions
| Autor: | Carl Jansen, Robert Hufft, Arch W. Templeton, James L. Lehr |
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| Rok vydání: | 1967 |
| Předmět: |
Lung Diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Computers business.industry Significant group Signs and symptoms Roentgen Disease Models Theoretical Diagnosis Differential Radiography Bayes' theorem symbols.namesake Methods medicine Computer-aided symbols Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Disease process Radiology Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 89:605-613 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | The Roentgenographic differential diagnosis of solitary lung nodules is a difficult problem (3). In a significant group of patients the roentgen findings are virtually nonspecific, while in other cases the radiologist feels confident in making a specific diagnosis. Thus, the radiologist faces a twofold dilemma. Not only must he decide what disease process is most likely responsible for the roentgenographic findings, but he must also determine how confident he can be about his diagnosis in each case. To resolve the type of diagnostic problem discussed above, Ledley and Lusted (4) proposed a mathematical approach based on Bayes' theorem of prior probabilities. With the aid of the digital computer, this method has been applied to the differential diagnosis of many disease groups, including congenital heart lesions (9), primary bone tumors (6), thyroid dysfunctions (2), and gastric ulcers (10). All of these studies have employed not only Bayes' theorem but also the assumption that the signs and symptoms used ... |
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