Open AccessA study of the usefulness of inspection of radiology reports in the emergency room
Author(s) -
Koyama Toru,
Yoshiike Shouichi,
Suganuma Kazuki,
Shiroto Kosuke,
Miyauchi Naoto,
Shinchu Sayaka,
Aoki Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acute medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2052-8817
DOI - 10.1002/ams2.606
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , computed tomography , emergency department , abdomen , nursing
Data from this study suggest that inspection of radiology reports of CT or MRI by emergency doctors after patients went home is useful in finding characteristics suggestive of tumors in 0.7% of all radiology reports and is necessary to identify important changes that should be made in treatment plans in 0.8% of all radiology reports.