Does formal instruction about the BI-RADS ultrasound lexicon result in improved appropriate use of the lexicon?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this article is to determine whether formal instruction regarding the BI-RADS ultrasound lexicon results in improved appropriate use of the lexicon.

Materials and methods

Ninety test questions depicting the features outlined by the 2003 BI-RADS lexicon were identified in our PACS. Informed consent was obtained from 34 radiology residents. The participants took the preinstruction test and then had 1 hour of formal instruction regarding the BI-RADS ultrasound lexicon, which included images depicting the different sonographic features and final assessment (including subcategories 4a, 4b, and 4c). The participants then completed the postinstruction test, which examined the same content. Test scores were calculated for both the pre- and postinstruction te

SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Perez T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335931 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature