Publications by authors named "Carina Stenman"
Unlabelled: The AIM of this study was to evaluate the inter-observer agreement and effect of contrast injection on the visibility of liver lesions by radiologists reviewing ultrasound examinations acquired by a radiographer using a standardized examination protocol.
Material And Method: A retrospective review was conducted by two radiologists, independently of each other, of 115 ultrasound examinations of the liver with standardized examination protocols between January 2008 and December 2012. All patients included in the study had undergone surgery for colorectal cancer.
Objectives: Sonographic examinations are usually regarded as observer dependent, but a recently introduced method using documentation with cine loops acquired in a standardized way attempts to address this problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intraobserver and interobserver agreement of sonographic liver examinations using strictly standardized examination protocols with cine loop documentation.
Methods: Ninety-eight outpatients were examined by a radiographer using the standardized method.
Background: Growing demand for ultrasound examinations and higher quality requirements motivate searching for routines combining the diagnostic accuracy of radiologist-performed examinations with the economical advantages of sonographer-performed examinations. One possible approach is to use strictly standardized acquisition and documentation schemes that give the radiologist access to all relevant information after the examination.
Purpose: To compare a recently introduced routine, combining acquisition by a radiographer, documentation as standardized cine-loops, and review by a radiologist ('standardized method'), with the formerly used routine where the diagnosis is made bedside by the radiologist ('traditional method').