Interpretation discrepancies of abdominal imaging by on-call radiology residents: Evaluation of risk factors

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the rate, important findings, and risk factors related to discrepancies between on-call residents’ and attending radiologists’ interpretations of abdominal examinations. We identified 1132 eligible patients with abdominal radiology findings that were preliminary interpreted by on-call residents between February 2016 and September 2019. The preliminary interpretations were compared with the final interpretations by abdominal attending radiologists, including clinical data. The preliminary interpretations were analyzed by three radiologists in consensus, who categorized the reports according to organs, important findings (i.e., active bleeding, bowel obstruction, organ ischemia or infarction, and organ rupture), clinical outcomes, and discrepancies with

SUBMITTER: Yang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462765 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature