Accuracy of radiographer reporting of paediatric brain CT

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-296

  Brandt, Andrew ^a,b   Andronikou, Savvas ^a,c   Wieselthaler, Nicki ^d,e   Louw, Brand ^a   Kilborn, Tracy ^e   Dekker, Gerrit ^a   Bertelsman, Jessica ^d   Dreyer, Catherine ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b University of Stellenbosch ^*  (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Brain; Children; CT; Radiographer; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOSENSITIVITY; X RAY FILM;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846960792     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0401-1     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Erly WK, Ashdown BC, Lucio RW II et al (2003) Evaluation of emergency CT scans of the head: Is there a community standard? AJR 180:1727-1730
2. Lo RH, Chan PP, Chan LP et al (2003) Routine abdominal and pelvic ultrasound examinations: An audit comparing radiographers and radiologists. Ann Acad Med Singapore 32:126-128
3. Leslie A, Lockyer H, Virjee JP (2001) Who should be performing routine abdominal ultrasound? A prospective double-blind study comparing the accuracy of radiologist and radiographer. Clin Radiol 56:166-167
4. Brealey S, Scally A, Hahn S et al (2005) Accuracy of radiographer plain film reporting in clinical practice: A meta-analysis. Clin Radiol 60:232-241
5. Berman L, de Lacey G, Twomey E et al (1985) Reducing errors in the accident department: A simple method using radiographers. Br Med J 290:421-422
6. Renwick IG, Butt WP, Steele B (1991) How well can radiographers triage X-ray films in the accident and emergency department? Br Med J 302:568-569
7. Brealey S, Scally A, Hahn S et al (2006) Accuracy of radiographers red dot or triage of accident and emergency radiographs in clinical practice: A systematic review. Clin Radiol 61:604-615
8. Loughran CF (1994) Reporting of fracture radiographs by radiographers: the impact of a training programme. Br J Radiol 67:945-950
9. Erly WK, Berger WG, Krupinski E et al (2002) Radiology resident evaluation in the emergency department. AJNR 23:103-107
10. Wyosoki MG, Nassar CJ, Koenigsberg RA et al (1998) Head trauma: CT interpretation by radiology residents versus staff radiologists. Radiology 208:125-128
11. Lal NR, Murray UM, Eldevick OP et al (2000) Clinical consequences of misinterpretations of neuroradiologic CT scans by on-call radiology residents. AJNR 21:124-129
12. Hillier JC, Tattersall DJ, Gleeson FV (2004) Trainee reporting of computed tomography examinations: Do they make mistakes and does it matter? Clin Radiol 59:159-162
13. Donovan T, Manning DJ (2006) Successful reporting by non-medical practitioners such as radiographers will always be task specific and limited in scope. Radiography 12:7-12