Accuracy of reporting of intravenous urograms: a comparison of radiographers with radiology specialist registrars

Bradley, Andrew J.; Rajashanker, B.; Atkinson, S.L.; Kennedy, Jerone; Purcell, Rosemary

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2004.11.020

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“…Another recent study found that the accuracy of radiographers in reporting on urographic examinations reached 92% compared with an expert uroradiologist [9]. Similar experiments are also underway in some North American universities [10].…”

Section: Radiologists Today: Turf Warsmentioning

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“…And the magnitude of these advances also emerged in various sections of this excellent congress of our society, which has done admirably well in handling the developments of radiology from congress to congress. For the sake of brevity, I refer you to a previous article of mine [12] Un altro recente articolo ha riportato che l'accuratezza del tecnico nel refertare esami urografici ha raggiunto il 92% messo a confronto con un esperto uroradiologo [9]. Tale iniziativa è in atto anche in alcune Università degli Stati Uniti [10].…”

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Tomorrow’s radiologist: what future?

Palma

2006

Radiol med

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Today's radiology is experiencing two major trends, one negative and one positive. The first is the so-called turf war, in other words, the progressive invasion of the imaging domain by other specialists such as cardiologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, gynaecologists etc. who are taking over various techniques from ultrasonography (US) to computed tomography (CT) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this process, they are aided by new technologies such as picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and computed-aided diagnosis CAD and by radiology technologists who collaborate with them, replacing radiologists. The positive aspect is the outstanding technological evolution: the advent of molecular imaging, optical imaging, nanotechnologies, teleradiology and percutaneous gene therapy. While dramatically expanding the diagnostic possibilities down to the subcellular level, these techniques demand new forms of training in radiology and interdisciplinary cooperation. Tomorrow's radiologist will need to acquire appropriate clinical knowledge, restore contact with the patient to take on a prominent role in the diagnostic process, learn the basic sciences, foster a multidisciplinary approach and finally be able to use the Internet for learning and continuing education. Tomorrow's radiologists will survive if they learn to reinvent themselves.

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confidence: 90%

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Tomorrow’s radiologist: what future?

Palma

2006

Radiol med

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that radiographers can accurately read mammograms [7], plain x-rays [8], intravenous pyelograms [9] and double-contrast barium enemas [10]. Much lower accuracy results have been seen in a study in which non-radiologists evaluated paediatric brain CT but no dedicated training was given in that study [11].…”

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Can radiographers be trained to triage CT colonography for extracolonic findings?

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ObjectivesRadiographers have been shown to be capable CT colonography observers. We evaluated whether radiographers can be trained to triage screening CT colonography for extracolonic findings.MethodsEight radiographers participated in a structured training program. They subsequently evaluated extracolonic findings in 280 low-dose CT colonograms (cases). This dataset contained 66 cases with possibly important findings (E3) and 27 cases with probably important findings (E4) [classification based on the highest classified finding (C-RADS)]. The first 40 and last 40 CT colonograms were identical test cases. Immediate feedback was given after each reading, except for test cases. Radiographers triaged cases based on C-RADS classification and indicated the need for a radiologist read. We constructed learning curves for correct case triaging by calculating moving averages.ResultsIn the final test series, 84/120 (70 %) cases with E3 or E4 findings and 139/200 (70 %) without E3 or E4 findings were correctly triaged. Correct identification of cases with E3 findings improved with training from 46/88 (52 %) to 62/88 (70 %) (P < 0.0001) but not for E4 findings [both 22/32 (69 %) P = 1.00].ConclusionsRadiographers improve after training in correctly triaging extracolonic findings at CT colonography but do not reach a high enough accuracy to consider their structural involvement in screening.Key Points• Radiographers were trained to triage CT colonography for extracolonic findings.• After training, radiographers improved sensitivity for likely unimportant findings.• After training, radiographers did not improve sensitivity for possibly important findings.• Radiographers should probably not be expected to identify all extracolonic findings.

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Imaging for Stones

Bradley¹,

Rao²

2010

Urinary Tract Stone Disease

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Accuracy of reporting of intravenous urograms: a comparison of radiographers with radiology specialist registrars

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Tomorrow’s radiologist: what future?

Tomorrow’s radiologist: what future?

Can radiographers be trained to triage CT colonography for extracolonic findings?

Imaging for Stones

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