Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Anatomy, Professional issues, Management, CT, Conventional radiography, MR, Structured reporting, Computer Applications-General, Technical aspects, Quality assurance, Workforce
Authors:
S. M. I. Y. Shalaby1, M. Ramzy2, G. Lembarki3, H. Noreldin2, H. M. Abdel Hafeez2, L. Elgendy2, W. Shawaf2; 1Cairo, Ca/EG, 2Cairo/EG, 3Casablanca/MA
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1388
Background
For a radiological examination to be interpreted,
an extensive mental processes is being implemented by the radiologist,
that is expressed as a search approach ,
while these process differ from a radiologist to another,
it should have well-organized approaches that catches the common pathologies,
not missing the rarer ones,
and lessens pitfalls.
Dictation templates are handy and provide a framework to check against each organ/ region in the body,
but the radiologist have to be aware of what he is going to look for on the specific study,
or otherwise he'd be wasting his time and mostly he would fall into the trap of search errors or satisfaction of search (SOS).
While it differs greatly between a beginner resident and an experienced consultant .
It's mostly in the pattern of search or approach to the study.
The problem with many beginners is that they tend to stare at the study moving between its parts,
looking for any salient finding,
missing essential vital findings.
A systematic approach when assessing images aids interpretation and reduces the likelihood of overlooking pertinent variant anatomy and pathology.
Thus,
to prevent radiologists from overlooking lesions,
radiology textbooks recommend "systematic viewing," a technique whereby anatomical areas are inspected in a fixed order.
This would ensure complete inspection (full coverage) of the image and,
in turn,
improve diagnostic performance.[1]
While this exhibit would mainly benefit residents and some registrars,
it would be also useful for seniors to have their checklists refreshed,
avoiding some search/ perceptual errors.