Digital radiography reject analysis of examinations with multiple rejects: an Australian emergency imaging department clinical audit.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The largest source of manmade ionising radiation exposure to the public stems from diagnostic medical imaging examinations. Reject analysis, a form of quality assurance, was introduced to minimise repeat exposures. The purpose of this study was to analyse projection-specific reject rates and radiographic examinations with multiple rejects.

Methods

A retrospective audit of rejected radiographs was undertaken in a busy Australian metropolitan emergency digital X-ray room from March to June 2018. The data were collected by reject analysis software embedded within the X-ray unit. Reject rates, and reasons for rejection for each X-ray projection were analysed.

Results

Data from 11, 596 images showed overall reject rate was 10.3% and the overall multiple reject

SUBMITTER: Stephenson-Smith B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424327 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature