The impact of trained radiographers as concurrent readers on performance and reading time of experienced radiologists in the UK Lung Cancer Screening (UKLS) trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare radiologists' performance reading CTs independently with their performance using radiographers as concurrent readers in lung cancer screening.

Methods

369 consecutive baseline CTs performed for the UK Lung Cancer Screening (UKLS) trial were double-read by radiologists reading either independently or concurrently with a radiographer. In concurrent reading, the radiologist reviewed radiographer-identified nodules and then detected any additional nodules. Radiologists recorded their independent and concurrent reading times. For each radiologist, sensitivity, average false-positive detections (FPs) per case and mean reading times for each method were calculated.

Results

694 nodules in 246/369 (66.7%) studies comprised the reference standard. Radiolog

SUBMITTER: Nair A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717117 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature