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Radiological input during paediatric multidisciplinary team meetings and its influence on clinical patient management
Author(s) -
LlewellynJones Glyn,
Pereira John
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/1754-9485.12440
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , medical diagnosis , medical physics , radiology , nursing , social science , sociology
There is little information about the role of the radiologist at multidisciplinary team meetings; in particular their influence on patient management. To evaluate the influence of radiologists on clinical patient management during multidisciplinary meetings. Methods Prospective data were collected over a 5‐week period from multidisciplinary team meetings across four paediatric clinical domains. Radiological input was recorded for each case discussion, including the type of influence and its potential effect on clinical patient management. Results One hundred and forty paediatric cases were reviewed. Radiological advice was requested from the radiologist for 25.7% ( N = 36) of cases. In 17.9% ( N = 25) this advice was judged to have influenced clinical patient management. There were two cases where new imaging findings were discovered. Conclusions Radiologists influence clinical patient management during multidisciplinary team meetings primarily by providing differential diagnoses and guidance regarding future imaging, with respect to both the necessity and the modality. Occasionally, when imaging is reviewed at these meetings, new findings are discovered that impact on patient management.