Radiologist opinions regarding reporting incidental coronary and cardiac calcification on thoracic CT.
Michelle Claire WilliamsJonathan Weir-McCallAlastair J MossMatthias SchmittJames StirrupBen HollowayDeepa GopalanAparna DeshpandeGareth Morgan HughesBobby AgrawalEdward NicolGiles RoditiJames ShambrookRussell BullPublished in: BJR open (2022)
On routine thoracic CT, 11% of radiologists do not report coronary artery calcification. Radiologist reporting practices vary depending on subspeciality but not level of training.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- image quality
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- spinal cord
- contrast enhanced
- pulmonary artery
- adverse drug
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- healthcare
- coronary artery disease
- positron emission tomography
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- artificial intelligence
- clinical practice
- spinal cord injury
- machine learning
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary hypertension
- virtual reality
- aortic stenosis