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Table 4 Intermediate Precision results: Effect of Time (acceptance criteria ANOVA P ≥ 0.05)

From: Validation of a cost-effective alternative for a radiochromatography method to be used in a developing country

Spiked samples

Device

Time 1 mean %RCP ± RSD

Time 2 mean

%RCP ± RSD

P

DMSA

Scanner RCP

83.1 ± 0.6

78.3 ± 0.8

5.8

Scanner Imp

18.8 ± 3.6

20.1 ± 4.5

3.2

Counter RCP

83.4 ± 0.8

76.7 ± 1.4

11.8

Counter Imp

16.6 ± 4.2

23.3 ± 4.9

11.8

MIBI

Scanner RCP

79.7 ± 1.7

77.2 ± 1.1

2.6

Scanner Imp

19.1 ± 4.3

22.6 ± 4.5

3.4

Counter RCP

80.9 ± 1.4

78.2 ± 0.6

2.5

Counter Imp

19.0 ± 6.1

21.7 ± 2.3

2.5

HMDP

Scanner RCP

82.0 ± 0.7

79.1 ± 1.1

2.5

Scanner Imp

18.0 ± 3.1

19.9 ± 4.4

1.3

Counter RCP

82.0 ± 0.6

78.3 ± 0.9

3.8

Counter Imp

17.9 ± 0.5

21.6 ± 3.4

3.8

  1. Note: Same operator at different times; n = 5; Imp: impurity