| Discrepancy rates of on-call radiology residents' interpretations of CT angiography studies of the neck and circle of Willis. | |
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PMID: 19620452 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to determine the discrepancy rates of radiology residents' interpretations of emergent CT angiography (CTA) studies of the neck and circle of Willis and to assess any adverse clinical outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five hundred thirty-eight CTA studies (287 circle of Willis and 251 neck) ordered emergently after hours and given preliminary readings by radiology residents from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2007, were retrospectively reviewed. Discrepancies between the interpretations of radiology residents and the final reports of neuroradiology attending physicians were classified as either false-negatives (failure to recognize abnormalities) or false-positives (misinterpreting normal scans as abnormal). Discrepancies that could affect patient care or clinical care were considered major. RESULTS: Overall, the discrepancy rate was 13.6% for circle of Willis CTA and 13.5% for neck CTA. The misinterpretation rate of first-year residents was 19.5%, which was statistically significant compared with more senior-level residents (p = 0.05). There were 57 false-negative interpretations. The most common misses were stenosis greater than 50% (n = 16) and aneurysm (n = 15), and the most common false-positive was overcalling a potential intracranial aneurysm (n = 7). No adverse clinical outcomes were detected. CONCLUSION: The discrepancy rate between interpretations by on-call radiology residents and attending physicians of neuroradiology CTA studies was higher than expected at 13.6%, with a statistically significant greater miss rate among the most junior residents, which may be mitigated by recent changes with respect to the radiology residents' overnight call. No adverse clinical outcome was detected. |
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Authors:
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Russell E Meyer; Joshua P Nickerson; Heather N Burbank; Gary F Alsofrom; Grant J Linnell; Christopher G Filippi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 193 ISSN: 1546-3141 ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-21 Completed Date: 2009-09-08 Revised Date: 2010-03-02 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 527-32 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Radiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont School of Medicine, 111 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT 05401, USA. |
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Adult Aged Angiography / methods* Carotid Stenosis / radiography Circle of Willis / radiography* Diagnostic Errors / statistics & numerical data* False Positive Reactions Female Humans Internship and Residency / statistics & numerical data* Male Middle Aged Neck / radiography* Radiology / education* Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Stroke / radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods Vascular Diseases / radiography* Vermont |
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AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Mar;194(3):W282
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20173127
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