Approaches of dentomaxillofacial and medical radiologists about reporting
Abstract
Objectives: Radiological reporting is a relatively new and challenging issue in dentomaxillofacial radiology, whereas it has been performed so many years in medical radiology. The purpose of this study is to compare approaches of dentomaxillofacial and medical radiologists regarding radiology reporting.
Materials and Methods: Dentomaxillofacial and medical radiologists were invited by e-mail. The participants filled a survey regarding the features of their own radiology reports. The study was based on two independent groups (dentomaxillofacial and medical radiologists). Mann-Whitney U test was used for two independent groups.
Results: 285 radiologists in total (115 dentomaxillofacial and 170 medical radiologists) participated in this survey. Structured radiologic reports were mostly preferred by both dentomaxillofacial (53.9%) and medical radiologists (77%), but statistically significant difference was found between two groups (p<0.05). Although dentomaxillofacial (79.1%) and medical (81.2%) radiologists mostly reported that their own reports consisted of separate headings as clinical information, findings and conclusion, there was a statistically significant difference between two groups (p<0.05). The majority of dentomaxillofacial (99.1%) and medical (99.4%) radiologists agreed regarding radiology training programs should include radiology report construction.
Conclusion: This is the first study pointing out the approaches of dentomaxillofacial radiologists about reporting. Good radiological reporting is a relatively new task for dentomaxillofacial radiologists compared to medical radiologists. This study showed that the approaches of dentomaxillofacial and medical radiologists were similar regarding radiological reports.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
İlkay Peker
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GAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL,DENTAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
Türkiye
Ozlem Üçok
GAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL,DENTAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
Türkiye
Aylin Kayadüğün
Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
Türkiye
Publication Date
April 24, 2018
Submission Date
November 29, 2017
Acceptance Date
March 7, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 21 Number: 1