The educational game SonoQz improves diagnostic performance in ultrasound assessment of ovarian tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our objective was to determine whether the educational game SonoQz can improve diagnostic performance in ultrasound assessment of ovarian tumors.

Material and methods

The SonoQz mobile application was developed as an educational tool for medical doctors to practice ultrasound assessment, based on still images of ovarian tumors. The game comprises images from 324 ovarian tumors, examined by an ultrasound expert prior to surgery. A training phase, where the participants assessed at least 200 cases in the SonoQz app, was preceded by a pretraining test, and followed by a posttraining test. Two equal tests (A and B), each consisting of 20 cases, were used as pre- and posttraining tests. Half the users took test A first, B second, and the remaining took the tests in t

SUBMITTER: Smedberg E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11426211 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature