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The 32P uptake test used in the differential diagnosis of 912 cases yielded an accuracy rate of 94.82% for intraocular lesions behind the equator, and 85.15% for lesions of the anterior uvea. The highest error rate occurred in patients with suspected tumors of the iris and ciliary body. It seems advisable to take a 40% difference on the uptake as the limit between a positive or negative test result.
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Read before the International Symposium on Intraocular Tumors, Schwerin, GDR, May 19, 1980.
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Lommatzsch, P.K., Correns, H.J., Rudolph, J.M. et al. The reliability of radioactive phosphorus (32P) in the diagnosis of intraocular tumors; experience with 912 patients. Doc Ophthalmol 56, 353–361 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155680
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