Interobserver Agreement on Captopril Renography for Assessing Renal Vascular Disease
Pieta Krijnen, MSc1,
Hong-Yoe Oei, MD, PhD2,
Roel A.M.J. Claessens, MD, PhD3,
Jan C. Roos, MD, PhD4,
Brigit C. van Jaarsveld, MD, PhD5 and
J. Dik F. Habbema, PhD1
1 Center for Clinical Decision Sciences, Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2 Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bosch Medicentrum, s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
4 Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5 Dianet Dialysis Centers, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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FIGURE 1. Interobserver agreement on pattern of timeactivity curves for 1,274 kidneys according to 3 nuclear medicine physicians.
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FIGURE 2. Interobserver agreement on judgment on presence of renal artery stenosis for 1,316 kidneys according to 3 nuclear medicine physicians.
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FIGURE 3. Interobserver agreement on absence of renal artery stenosis (No RAS) or presence of unilateral (URAS) or bilateral (BIRAS) stenosis according to 3 nuclear medicine physicians on basis of conclusion per kidney.
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