Pediatric appendiceal ultrasound: maintaining accuracy, increasing determinacy and improving clinical outcomes following the introduction of a standardized reporting template.
Kyle M L UnsdorferJulie Y AnLarry A BinkovitzPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2020)
Following education sessions and implementation of an appendiceal US reporting template encouraging definitive reporting, equivocation was reduced, excellent diagnostic performance was maintained, follow-up CT utilization was reduced, and a low negative laparotomy rate was preserved.
Keyphrases
- adverse drug
- low grade
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- magnetic resonance imaging
- primary care
- computed tomography
- molecularly imprinted
- image quality
- high grade
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- positron emission tomography
- high resolution
- electronic health record
- young adults
- ultrasound guided
- solid phase extraction