Pediatric chest radiograph interpretation in a real-life setting.

ABSTRACT: Chest radiography is a frequently used imaging modality in children. However, only fair to moderate inter-observer agreement has been reported between chest radiograph interpreters. Most studies were not performed in real-world clinical settings. Our aims were to examine the agreement between emergency department pediatricians and board-certified radiologists in a pediatric real-life setting and to identify clinical risk factors for the discrepancies. Included were children aged 3 months to 18 years who underwent chest radiography in the emergency department not during the regular hours of radiologist interpretation. Every case was reviewed by an expert panel. Inter-observer agreement between emergency department pediatricians and board-certified radiologists was assessed by Cohen's kappa;

SUBMITTER: Rotem-Grunbaum B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature