Image acquisition and analysis were performed following recent recommendations of a consensus conference [20].
In the last decade, several recommendations for a consensus definition have been proposed [ 13- 15].
Image acquisition and analysis were performed following recent recommendations of a consensus conference [ 20].
Flow characteristics of the microvasculature were quantified using the MFI, a semiquantitative technique consistent with recommendations from a consensus conference on microcirculatory image analysis in human subjects [ 14].
The modification was based on previous LAM test studies [ 12, 17] and the recommendations in a consensus paper by Lawn et al. [ 14].
The conceptual and operational definitions of the time intervals agree with the majority of studies of breast cancer delay and recent recommendations of a consensus [ 38].
These recommendations are a consensus view of the expert working party. 1 The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme SSNAPP) sets a standard of 6 months postadmission follow-up assessment (±2 months): this captures data on process and some outcomes.
The American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes issued similar recommendations in a consensus algorithm based on effectiveness and safety data from clinical trials and on clinical experience, taking into account benefits, risks and costs of the different available treatments [ 8].
The workshop methods are described elsewhere (Watkins RE, Elliott EJ, Wilkins A, Mutch RC, Fitzpatrick JP, Payne JM, O'Leary CM, Jones HM, Latimer J , Hayes L, Halliday J, D'Antoine H, Miers S, Russell E, Burns L, McKenzie A, Peadon E, Carter M Bower C: Recommendations from a consensus development workshop on the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia, submitted).
