JMRS ASMIRT CPD Q&A - Medical Imaging

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JMRS ASMIRT CPD Q&A - Medical Imaging - September 2021

Maximise your CPD by reading the following selected Medical Imaging article and answer the five questions. Please remember to self-claim your CPD and retain your supporting evidence.

Continuing Professional Development Q&A - Medical Imaging

An Analysis of Radiographer Preliminary Image Evaluation – A Focus on Common False Negatives

Alexander-Bates I, Neep M, Davis B, Starkey D. (2021)
J Med Radiat Sci.

https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.466

1. Within this study, the overall accuracy of radiographers’ Preliminary Image Evaluation (PIE) was: *

1 point

a. 70.5%

b. 88.7%

c. 95.5%

d. 65.4%

2. Of the upper extremity, which region demonstrated the highest number of incorrectly interpreted pathology? *

1 point

a. Ulnar styloid process

b. Scaphoid

c. 3rd Metacarpal

d. 5th Phalanx

3. Of the 60 false negative interpretations of the distal upper and lower extremities, how many contained multiple pathology, where the radiographer PIE only identified one pathology correctly? *

1 point

a. 16

b. 17

c. 1

d. 15

4. What was suggested as a possible reason for the high number of incorrectly interpreted phalangeal pathologies? *

1 point

a. Phalanges being smaller bones, therefore harder to visualize pathology.

b. Incorrect exposure factors (kVp and mAs) being used in finger examinations.

c. Anatomical regions requested by referrer and their respective centering points (e.g. hand verses finger).

d. High number of foreign bodies present in phalanges that were not mentioned in PIEs.

5. Within the SBASS acronym, which part represents the continued search for pathology? *

1 point

a. S

b. B

c. A

d. SS

Recommended further reading:

1. Cooper E, Neep MJ, Eastgate P. Communicating traumatic pathology to ensure shared understanding: is there a recipe for the perfect preliminary image evaluation? J Med Radiat Sci 2020; 67(2): 143-50.

2. Neep MJ, Steffens T, Eastgate P, McPhail S. Evaluating the effectiveness of intensive versus non-intensive image interpretation education for radiographers: a randomised controlled trial. J Med Radiat Sci 2019; 66: 5-13.

3. Williams I, Baird M, Pearce B, Schneider M. Improvement of radiographer commenting accuracy of the appendicular skeleton following a short course in plain radiography image interpretation: A pilot study. J Med Radiat Sci 2019; 66: 14–9.

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