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PACS in sonography: accuracy of interpretation using film compared with monitor display. Picture archiving and communication systems.

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Hertzberg, BS; Kliewer, MA; Paulson, EK; Sheafor, DH; Freed, KS; Bowie, JD; Carroll, BA; DeLong, DH; Nelson, RC
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
November 1999

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine the relative accuracy of interpretation of sonography when viewed on a monitor or on film. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four radiologists twice interpreted a series of 440 sonograms using the following sequences of display formats for initial and second interpretations: film-film, film-monitor, monitor-film, and monitor-monitor. Reporting discrepancies between the initial and subsequent interpretation were reviewed by an arbitration panel unaware of the display mode. Results were analyzed for differences in error rate attributable to film versus monitor display format, chronology of interpretation, individual observer, and observer seniority. RESULTS: We found no statistically significant difference in the error rate for film (10.3%) versus monitor display format (14.6%) (p = .09). Likewise, we found no significant differences in the error rates attributable to chronology of interpretation (p = .13), individual observer (p = .54), or observer seniority (p = .87). CONCLUSION: Interpretative accuracy is similar whether sonograms are interpreted on a monitor or on film.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

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ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

November 1999

Volume

173

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1175 / 1179

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Radiology Information Systems
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Data Display
  • Artifacts
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Hertzberg, B. S., Kliewer, M. A., Paulson, E. K., Sheafor, D. H., Freed, K. S., Bowie, J. D., … Nelson, R. C. (1999). PACS in sonography: accuracy of interpretation using film compared with monitor display. Picture archiving and communication systems. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 173(5), 1175–1179. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.173.5.10541084
Hertzberg, B. S., M. A. Kliewer, E. K. Paulson, D. H. Sheafor, K. S. Freed, J. D. Bowie, B. A. Carroll, D. H. DeLong, and R. C. Nelson. “PACS in sonography: accuracy of interpretation using film compared with monitor display. Picture archiving and communication systems.AJR Am J Roentgenol 173, no. 5 (November 1999): 1175–79. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.173.5.10541084.
Hertzberg BS, Kliewer MA, Paulson EK, Sheafor DH, Freed KS, Bowie JD, et al. PACS in sonography: accuracy of interpretation using film compared with monitor display. Picture archiving and communication systems. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999 Nov;173(5):1175–9.
Hertzberg, B. S., et al. “PACS in sonography: accuracy of interpretation using film compared with monitor display. Picture archiving and communication systems.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 173, no. 5, Nov. 1999, pp. 1175–79. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.173.5.10541084.
Hertzberg BS, Kliewer MA, Paulson EK, Sheafor DH, Freed KS, Bowie JD, Carroll BA, DeLong DH, Nelson RC. PACS in sonography: accuracy of interpretation using film compared with monitor display. Picture archiving and communication systems. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999 Nov;173(5):1175–1179.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

November 1999

Volume

173

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1175 / 1179

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Radiology Information Systems
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Data Display
  • Artifacts
  • 3202 Clinical sciences