Matanoski G M, Henderson M M, Stine O C, Courpas C, Hepner R, Walker S
Am J Public Health. 1977 Jul;67(7):609-11. doi: 10.2105/ajph.67.7.609.
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a screening program using the Phono Cardio Scan to detect heart disease in 18,872 Baltimore (Meryland) elementary school children indicated that few cases were discovered and only one child medical treatment instituted as a result of the program. Most of the children referred to a cardiologist had known disease. There was considerable variability in performance both of the machine and of the three center which were involved in the program. The sensitivity of the machine may have been low as reported in some other studies.
一项针对使用心音心动扫描技术对18872名巴尔的摩(马里兰州)小学生进行心脏病筛查项目有效性的评估表明,发现的病例很少,且该项目仅导致一名儿童接受了治疗。大多数被转诊至心脏病专家处的儿童已知患有疾病。参与该项目的机器以及三个中心的表现存在很大差异。正如其他一些研究所报道的那样,该机器的灵敏度可能较低。