Discordance Between Oncology Clinician-Perceived and Radiologist-Intended Meaning of the Postradiotherapy Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Freeform Report for Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Assessment of response after radiotherapy (RT) using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (CT) is routine in managing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Freeform reporting may contribute to a clinician's misunderstanding of the nuclear medicine (NM) physician's image interpretation, with important clinical implications.

Objective

To assess clinician-perceived freeform report meaning and discordance with NM interpretation using the modified Deauville score (MDS).

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study that was conducted at an academic referral center and National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and included patients with HNSCC treated with RT betwe

SUBMITTER: Patel Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature