Survey of practitioners’ competency for diagnosis of acute diseases manifest on chest X-ray

Abstract Background Chest X-ray (CXR) is a common imaging modality that could impact immediate decision-making for acute chest pathologies. We sought to examine the non-radiologists proficiency of diagnosing acute pathologies manifest on CXR. Methods We selected 9 clinical vignettes, each associated...

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Main Authors: Ghazaleh Mehdipoor, Fatemeh Salmani, Abbas Arjmand Shabestari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-017-0222-8