Can clinicians identify community-acquired pneumonia on ultralow-dose CT? A diagnostic accuracy study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Without increasing radiation exposure, ultralow-dose computed tomography (CT) of the chest provides improved diagnostic accuracy of radiological pneumonia diagnosis compared to a chest radiograph. Yet, radiologist resources to rapidly report the chest CTs are limited. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of emergency clinicians' assessments of chest ultralow-dose CTs for community-acquired pneumonia using a radiologist's assessments as reference standard.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study. Ten emergency department clinicians (five junior clinicians, five consultants) assessed chest ultralow-dose CTs from acutely hospitalised patients suspected of having community-acquired pneumonia. Before assessments, the clinicians attend

SUBMITTER: Heltborg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304923 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature