Table 2 Performed Diagnostics: (in brackets: useful / not useful / no assessment)
Area | GP / Specialist | Indication | CT | MRI | useful in % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerebral (n = 61) | GP | Apoplexia (3) | 3 (3 / 0 / 0) | 0 | 100 |
| Â | GP | Cerebral Tumour (3) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 2 (2 / 0 / 0) | 100 |
| Â | GP | ED* (4) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 3 (2 / 1 / 0) | 75.0 |
| Â | GP | Suspected Disease (11) | 5 (2 / 2 / 1) | 6 (2 / 3 / 1) | 36.4 |
| Â | Neuro. | Apoplexia (6) | 2 (1 / 1 / 0) | 4 (4 / 0 / 0) | 83.3 |
| Â | Neuro. | Rule out tumour (27) | 8 (6 / 2 / 0) | 19 (18 / 1/ 0) | 88.9 |
| Â | Neuro. | Trauma / SVT** / Hydrozephalus (3) | 1 (1 /0 / 0) | 2 (2 /0 / 0) | 100 |
| Â | Neuro. | Suspected Disease (4) | 1 (1 /0 / 0) | 3 (1 /2 / 0) | 50.0 |
Total |  | Amount (61) | 22 (16 / 5 / 1) | 39 (31 / 7 / 1) | 77.0 (65.1–85.8) |
Vertebra (n = 71) | GP | Cervical spine (12) | 5 (2/3/0) | 7 (3 /2 / 2) | 41.6 |
| Â | GP | Lumbar spine (26) | 20 (17/2/1) | 6 (5 /0 / 1) | 88.5 |
| Â | Orthop. | Cervical spine (8) | 3 (3 /0 / 0) | 5 (3 /2 / 0) | 75.0 |
| Â | Orthop. | Lumbar spine (9) | 6 (5 /1 / 0) | 3 (2 /1 / 0) | 77.8 |
| Â | Neuro. | Cervical spine (8) | 1 (1 /0 / 0) | 7 (6 /1 / 0) | 87.5 |
| Â | Neuro. | Lumbar spine (8) | 2 (2 /0 / 0) | 6 (6 /0 / 0) | 100 |
Total |  | Amount (71) | 37 (30 / 6 / 1) | 34 (25 / 6 / 3) | 77.5 (66.5–85.6) |
Musculoskeletal Symptoms (n = 18) | GP | Knee (10) | 0 | 10 (9 / 1 / 0) | 90.0 |
| Â | GP | Shoulder (3) | 0 | 3 (3 / 0 / 0) | 100 |
| Â | GP | Elbow (1) | 0 | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 100 |
| Â | Orthop. | Knee (1) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 0 | 100 |
| Â | Orthop. | Shoulder (2) | 0 | 2 (2 / 0 / 0) | 100 |
| Â | Orthop. | Upper ankle (1) | 0 | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 100 |
Total |  | Amount (18) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 17 (16 / 1 / 0) | 94.4 (74.2–99.0) |
Area | Indication | CT | MRI | useful in % (95% CI) | |
Internal (n = 27) | Abdomina l complaints (15) | 15 (10 / 5 / 0) | 0 | 66.7 | |
| Â | Pulmonary (7) | 6 (5 / 0 / 1) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 85.7 | |
| Â | Urogenital (2) | 2 (2 / 0 / 0) | 0 | 100 | |
| Â | Other tumours (3) | 2 (1 / 1 / 0) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 66.7 | |
Total | Amount (27) | 25 (18 / 6 / 1) | 2 (2 / 0 / 0) | 74.1 (55.3–86.8) | |
Others (n = 4) | Chron. Sinusitis | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 0 | 100 | |
| Â | Lymphhaemangioma axillae | 0 | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 100 | |
| Â | Pain after Appendectomy | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 0 | 100 | |
| Â | Thoracic pain of unknown origin | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 0 | 100 | |
Total | Amount(4) | 3 (3 / 0 / 0) | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 100 | |
Area | Indication | Intracardiac catheter | MRI | useful in % (95% CI) | |
Cardiac (n = 49) | Coronary artery disease | 48 (39 / 6 / 3) | 0 | 81,3 (68.1–89.8) | |
| Â | Cardiac effusion | 0 | 1 (1 / 0 / 0) | 100 | |