Open AccessEvaluation of a two-image technic consisting of an axial and a coronal image generated by using the rib-flattening application: effect on reading time and diagnostic validity
Author(s) -
Hüseyin Kılıç,
Melih Akyüz,
Emetullah Cındıl,
Nesrin Işıkoğlu Erdoğan,
Gonca Erbaş,
Mehmet Araç
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1908-8
Subject(s) - medicine , coronal plane , kappa , rib cage , flattening , reading (process) , nuclear medicine , cohen's kappa , radiology , anatomy , geometry , statistics , materials science , mathematics , political science , law , composite material
When reading a chest CT, a radiologist needs to evaluate each rib one by one due to complex curvy shape, which makes reporting a tiresome and time-consuming task. A new curved planar reformat application that flattens ribs on a single plane may find a place in the radiology reporting room. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a two-image set created by using the rib-flattening application on the performance of a radiologist in detecting sclerotic rib lesions in cancer patients.