The radiology quality assurance process in the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial, and findings from the baseline round of low dose CT screening for lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As lung cancer screening is rolled-out, there is a need to develop an effective quality assurance (QA) framework around radiology reporting to ensure optimal implementation. Here, we report a structured QA process for low-dose CT (LDCT) scans performed in the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial.

Methods

Negative LDCT scans were single read after using computer-aided detection software. The radiology QA process included reviewing 5% of negative scans selected at random, and all cases with a subsequent diagnosis of extrapulmonary cancer or interval lung cancer not detected on the baseline scan. Radiologists were not informed of the reason for review and original radiology reports were scored as either "satisfactory", "satisfactory with learning points", or "unsatisfactory

SUBMITTER: Upperton SEC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10607416 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature