Assessment of quality and interpretation of panoramic radiographs obtained in the Lao People's Democratic Republic as part of a teleradiology collaboration with Japan
| Autor: | Toshihiro Suzuki, Kichibee Otsuka, Ichiro Nakajima, Fumiyuki Kuwata, Shigeharu Hosono, Souksavanh Vongsa, Ken-ichiro Ejima, Kunihito Matsumoto, Hirofumi Aboshi, Kiyomi Kohinata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Teleradiology Radiography media_common.quotation_subject Temporomandibular joint abnormalities Young Adult Cohen's kappa Japan Radiography Panoramic medicine Humans Quality (business) Medical diagnosis Child General Dentistry media_common Aged Aged 80 and over Temporomandibular Joint business.industry Middle Aged Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Triage Temporomandibular joint medicine.anatomical_structure Laos Child Preschool Female Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of oral science. 57(3) |
| ISSN: | 1880-4926 |
| Popis: | As part of quality assessment of a teleradiology program we evaluated the validity of patient information received, the quality of panoramic radiography imaging in Laos, and the ability of a Laotian radiologist to detect temporomandibular joint abnormalities. The amount of patient information gathered from 2,021 scans of panoramic radiographs was evaluated by triage before image diagnosis. Among the radiographs from 2,021 patients, primary triage indicated that there was insufficient information for 794 (39.3%) patients. Secondary triage to assess imaging failure included 1,227 radiographs, four of which were excluded from imaging diagnosis because of unacceptable image flaws. In total, 2,446 joints from 1,223 radiographs were evaluated for temporomandibular joint abnormalities in order to compare the image interpretation abilities of Laotian and Japanese radiologists. The kappa coefficient was 0.836 (P < 0.01) for the agreement between the two observers in detecting temporomandibular joint abnormalities on radiographs. We conclude that additional efforts are needed in order to overcome the challenges of maintaining quality in imaging techniques and diagnoses in Laos. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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