Evaluation of the Diagnostic Quality of Chest Radiographs

Authors

  • Sundar Suwal Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine
  • Surakshya Koirala Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine
  • Dinesh Chataut Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njr.v12i1.42266

Keywords:

Diagnostic Errors, Radiography, X-Rays

Abstract

Introduction: With the advancement of conventional radiography to digital, digital radiography of the chest is commonly performed these days. The role and importance of diagnostic quality of radiographs are to help the radiologists and the clinicians in the diagnosis of diseases and their management, as well as to prevent the misdiagnosis of any pathology. This study was an attempt to quantify the diagnostic quality of chest radiographs by evaluating the quality of depiction of the anatomical details as well as other technical factors.

Method: A total of 450 chest radiographs, produced at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, were selected for study over two months period. Five image quality criteria i.e. anatomical coverage, rotation, adequate penetration, adequate inspiration, and scapula out of lung fields were evaluated and tabulated.

Results: Out of the 450 radiographs taken for study, only 22.2% of the radiographs fulfilled all the image quality criteria, the rest 77.8% either lacked one or more of the quality criteria.

Conclusion: Many technical factors affect the image quality of digital chest radiographs. However, the radiographer/technologist should always try to maintain adequate image quality of the radiographs.

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Author Biographies

Sundar Suwal, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine

Assistant professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging

Surakshya Koirala, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine

BSc MIT, Student

Dinesh Chataut, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine

Assistant professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

Suwal, S., Koirala, S., & Chataut, D. (2022). Evaluation of the Diagnostic Quality of Chest Radiographs. Nepalese Journal of Radiology, 12(1), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.3126/njr.v12i1.42266

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