Publications by authors named "Linda Lanier"
Purpose: To assess whether adult trauma center status influences radiology resident performance on trauma cases in the Emergent/Critical Care Imaging SIMulation (WIDI SIM) exam.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 29,290 WIDI SIM exam scores from 110 adult trauma cases across 55 radiology residency programs. Residents were categorized by training level-R1 (n = 17,801), R2 (n = 9,136), R3 (n = 1,826), R4 (n = 527)-and by their program's adult trauma center designation: Level 1 (n = 20,121), Level 2 (n = 1,870), Level 3 (n = 1,029), Level 4 (n = 487), and no trauma designation (n = 5,834).
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how the status of pediatric and adult trauma centers affects radiology residents' performance on pediatric trauma cases, utilizing the WIDI SIM exam for assessment.
- The research analyzed over 8,400 exam scores and found that both trauma center statuses and the level of the residents significantly influenced performance, with higher-level residents scoring better.
- Findings suggest that since many pediatric traumas occur outside dedicated centers, there should be focused training strategies to enhance residents' imaging skills for pediatric trauma cases.
Introduction: The calcaneus is the most commonly fractured tarsal bone. Diagnosis is often challenging due to subtle radiographic changes and requires timely identification to prevent complications, including subtalar arthritis, neurovascular injury, malunion, osteomyelitis, and compartment syndrome. Treatment varies based on fracture type, with non-surgical methods for non-displaced stress fractures and surgical interventions for displaced or intra-articular fractures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Suppurative retropharyngeal lymphadenitis is a retropharyngeal space infection almost exclusively seen in the young (4-8 years old) pediatric population. It can be misdiagnosed as a retropharyngeal abscess, leading to unnecessary invasive treatment procedures. This retrospective study aims to assess radiology residents' ability to independently identify CT imaging findings and make a definitive diagnosis of suppurative retropharyngeal lymphadenitis in a simulated call environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale And Objectives: To determine the amount of formal instruction and evaluation about reporting given to radiology residents in the U.S.A.
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