Riccardo Lencioni, Salvatore Claudio Fanni, Riccardo Morganti, Maria Febi, Ilaria Ambrosini, Carmelo De Gori, Caterina Aida D'Amore, Luciana Bruni, Giulia D'Agostino, Alessio Milazzo, Gianluca Guerri, Marzia Coppola, Maria Letizia Mazzeo, Dania Cioni, Emanuele Neri
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to assess the inappropriateness rate of oncological follow-up CT examinations. METHODS: Out of 7.000 oncology patients referred for follow-up CT examinations between March and October 2022, a random sample of 10 % was included. Radiology residents assessed the appropriateness using the Italian Society of Medical Oncology (AIOM) guidelines, supervised by senior radiologists. Association between inappropriateness and clinical variables was investigated and variables influencing inappropriateness were analyzed through a binary logistic regression...
September 4, 2023: European Journal of Radiology