Glavis-bloom Justin,  Nahl Daniel,  Sura Amit

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-029

To study the frequency of discrepancies between interpretations of radiologists at outside referring hospitals, overnight residents preliminarily interpreting imaging, and pediatric fellowship trained attending radiologists at a tertiary children’s hospital. Read More

Authors:  Glavis-bloom Justin , Nahl Daniel , Sura Amit

Keywords:  Discrepancy, Second Opinion, Preliminary

Alhashmi Ghufran,  Yang Joseph,  Amirabadi Afsaneh,  Aquino Michael

Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 091

Background: Prior studies have shown significant discrepancy between the initial radiologist and pediatric radiologist interpretation of imaging exams performed on pediatric patients. Studies specifically focused on the rate of discrepancy of ultrasound (US) exams for suspected appendicitis and intussusception are deficient.
Objective: To determine the agreement and discrepancy rates, and the clinical impact of discrepancies in the diagnosis of appendicitis and ileocolic intussusception between initial US performed at referring community hospitals and second (2^nd) opinion US performed at an academic pediatric tertiary care hospital. Read More

Authors:  Alhashmi Ghufran , Yang Joseph , Amirabadi Afsaneh , Aquino Michael

Keywords:  Second Opinion, Appendicitis, intussusception