Targeted Training Reduces Search Errors but Not Classification Errors for Hepatic Metastasis Detection at Contrast-Enhanced CT

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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Methods are needed to improve the detection of hepatic metastases. Errors occur in both lesion detection (search) and decisions of benign versus malignant (classification). Our purpose was to evaluate a training program to reduce search errors and classification errors in the detection of hepatic metastases in contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: After Institutional Review Board approval, we conducted a single-group prospective pretest-posttest study. Pretest and posttest were identical and consisted of interpreting 40 contrast-enhanced abdominal CT exams containing 91 liver metastases under eye tracking. Between pretest and posttest, readers completed search training with eye-tracker feedback and coaching to increase interpretation time, use liver windows, and use coronal reformations. They also completed classification training with part-task practice, rating lesions as benign or malignant. The primary outcome was metastases missed due to search errors (<2 seconds gaze under eye tracker) and classification errors (>2 seconds). Jackknife free-response receiver operator characteristic (JAFROC) analysis was also conducted.

RESULTS: A total of 31 radiologist readers (8 abdominal subspecialists, 8 nonabdominal subspecialists, 15 senior residents/fellows) participated. Search errors were reduced (pretest 11%, posttest 8%, difference 3% [95% confidence interval, 0.3%-5.1%], P = .01), but there was no difference in classification errors (difference 0%, P = .97) or in JAFROC figure of merit (difference -0.01, P = .36). In subgroup analysis, abdominal subspecialists demonstrated no evidence of change.

CONCLUSION: Targeted training reduced search errors but not classification errors for the detection of hepatic metastases at contrast-enhanced abdominal CT. Improvements were not seen in all subgroups.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Academic radiology - 31(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 448-456

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hsieh, Scott S [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Akitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Yalon, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Cook, David A [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Sudhir Pillai, Parvathy [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Matthew P [VerfasserIn]
Fidler, Jeff L [VerfasserIn]
Leng, Shuai [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Lifeng [VerfasserIn]
Carter, Rickey E [VerfasserIn]
Holmes, David R [VerfasserIn]
McCollough, Cynthia H [VerfasserIn]
Fletcher, Joel G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Classification errors
Contrast Media
Eye tracking
Journal Article
Radiologist training
Search errors

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.acra.2023.06.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360673198