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Pathologic diagnosis as the gold standard
Author(s) -
Rorke Lucy Balian
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970215)79:4<665::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , medicine , gold standard (test) , medical physics , radiology
Issues involving brain tumor diagnosis are discussed in light of the frequently observed discrepancies between the diagnoses of general pathologists and neuropathologists. Accuracy of diagnoses could be improved if definitions or criteria for specific categories of tumors were simplified, clearly established, and consensually accepted. See also pages 796‐803.