biostudies-literatureBinol HNIDCD NIH HHSNational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication DisordersE1668-E1676https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8610175biostudies-literatureUnknown131(5)<h4>Objectives/hypothesis</h4>With the increasing emphasis on developing effective telemedicine approaches in Otolaryngology, this study explored whether a single composite image stitched from a digital otoscopy video provides acceptable diagnostic information to make an accurate diagnosis, as compared with that provided by the full video.<h4>Study design</h4>Diagnostic survey analysis.<h4>Methods</h4>Five Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians reviewed the same set of 78 digital otoscope eardrum videos from four eardrum conditions: normal, effusion, retraction, and tympanosclerosis, along with the composite images generated by a SelectStitch method that selectively uses video frames with computer-assisted selection, as well as a Stitch method that incorporates all the video frames. ParticThe LaryngoscopeDigital Otoscopy Videos Versus Composite Images: A Reader Study to Compare the Accuracy of ENT Physicians.PMC8610175R21 DC016972Yu LMattingly JKMoberly ACBinol HGurcan MNNiazi MKKEssig GTaj-Schaal NTeknos TShah JHarris MSElmaraghy CfalseDigital Otoscopy Videos Versus Composite Images: A Reader Study to Compare the Accuracy of ENT Physicians.<h4>Objectives/hypothesis</h4>With the increasing emphasis on developing effective telemedicine approaches in Otolaryngology, this study explored whether a single composite image stitched from a digital otoscopy video provides acceptable diagnostic information to make an accurate diagnosis, as compared with that provided by the full video.<h4>Study design</h4>Diagnostic survey analysis.<h4>Methods</h4>Five Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians reviewed the same set of 78 digital otoscope eardrum videos from four eardrum conditions: normal, effusion, retraction, and tympanosclerosis, along with the composite images generated by a SelectStitch method that selectively uses video frames with computer-assisted selection, as well as a Stitch method that incorporates all the video frames. Partic2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 May2025-04-22T09:57:57.7Z2025-04-05T23:23:30.962ZS-EPMC86101753317052910.1002/lary.29253