The presence of radiological features on chest radiographs: How well do clinicians agree?

The presence of radiological features on chest radiographs: How well do clinicians agree?

Aim To compare levels of agreement amongst paediatric clinicians with those amongst consultant paediatric radiologists when interpreting chest radiographs (CXRs). Materials and methods Four paediatric radiologists used picture archiving and communication system (PACS) workstations to evaluate the pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical radiology 2012-07, Vol.67 (7), p.664-668
Hauptverfasser: Edwards, M, Lawson, Z, Morris, S, Evans, A, Harrison, S, Isaac, R, Crocker, J, Powell, C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Competence
Humans
Infant
Observer Variation
Pediatrics
Radiography, Thoracic - statistics & numerical data
Radiology
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Zusammenfassung:Aim To compare levels of agreement amongst paediatric clinicians with those amongst consultant paediatric radiologists when interpreting chest radiographs (CXRs). Materials and methods Four paediatric radiologists used picture archiving and communication system (PACS) workstations to evaluate the presence of five radiological features of infection, independently in each of 30 CXRs. The radiographs were obtained over 1 year (2008) from children with fever and signs of respiratory distress, aged 6 months to
ISSN:0009-9260
1365-229X
DOI:10.1016/j.crad.2011.12.003