Number of abnormalities on a trauma radiograph is associated with interpretation accuracy, which falls as abnormalities accumulate¶

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q2 i? Radiographs with one abnormality were interpreted correctly in 48% of cases, two in 26%, and three-or-more in 0% (p < 0.01). → Acquah G 2025

Evidence¶

Acquah G 2025¶

Acquah G, Anyitey-Kokor IC, Donkor A, Wiafe YA, Ohene-Botwe B, Neep MJ, Alhassan I, Brennan PC. (2025). Factors associated with junior doctor plain trauma X-ray interpretation accuracy and strategies for improvement: a scoping review. BMC Medical Imaging. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-025-02122-0

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The review reports this image-related factor from Liu et al. 2022, a retrospective audit of after-hour trauma-radiograph reporting: "Images demonstrating one, two and three-or-more abnormalities were interpreted correctly in 48%, 26% and 0% of cases, respectively (p < 0.01)".

"Images demonstrating one, two and three-or-more abnormalities were interpreted correctly in 48%, 26% and 0% of cases, respectively (p < 0.01)"

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