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Results did not show usefulness of the [[Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging]] and [[T1-weighted images]] for assessing the [[consistency]] of [[pituitary macroadenoma]]s, nor as a [[predictor]] of the degree of surgical [[resection]]
((Barbosa MA, Pereira EGR, da Mata Pereira PJ, Guasti AA, Andreiuolo F, Chimelli L, Kasuki L, Ventura N, Gadelha MR. Diffusion-weighted imaging does not seem to be a predictor of consistency in pituitary adenomas. Pituitary. 2024 Jan 25. doi: 10.1007/s11102-023-01377-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38273189.))
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In classical deductive logic, a consistent theory is one that does not entail a contradiction. The lack of contradiction can be defined in either semantic or syntactic terms.
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Clinicians' trust [[level of evidence 1]] [[recommendation]]s, issued on preponderantly solid [[randomized clinical trial]]s (RCTs), to guide best practice [[decision-making]]. However, sometimes physicians following one [[clinical practice guidelines]] (CPG) find themselves in a situation in which they do not follow another, issued on the same strong evidence base. 
The aim of Volovici et al. is to reflect on the [[consistency]] of [[recommendation]]s in different [[guideline]]s (between-guideline consistency). They also consider within-guideline consistency (or durability), defined as the number of recommendations carried over from one edition to another in consecutive editions of the same CPG. For illustration purposes, they use two examples: hypertension guidelines and traumatic brain injury (TBI) guidelines. They conclude that just like research, CPGs also need to have between-guideline and within-guideline consistency (akin to the [[reproducibility]] of studies). Clinicians and researchers should take into account the lower [[consistency]] of guidelines that are not based on at least one strong RCT
((Volovici V, Steyerberg EW. Lost in translation between [[evidence]] and [[recommendation]]s: Expert opinion is needed to define "level I". World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar 25:S1878-8750(21)00465-4. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.095. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33775869.)).