The use of computed tomography (CT) imaging is rapidly increasing in healthcare. Despite physicians' growing reliance on radiological assessments, however, the reliability and accuracy of reads are highly variable. Inconsistencies may result from multiple factors. The researchers hypothesize that the presence and quality of clinical information will affect radiologist's assessment of CT scans for the presence/absence of a ventral hernia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
7
Findings found on clinical exam of a patient the radiologist will be reading CT scans of.
Inaccurate findings are given to the radiologists
No clinical exam findings are given to the radiologists
UT Health at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States
Hernia detected on CT
proportion of hernias detected on CT
Time frame: CT taken within 1 year
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