INTRODUCTION Choking,also known as foreign body airway obstruction,is the blockage of respiration by a foreign body in the airway including the trachea,hypopharynx and pharynx.1 Among young children,choking is one of ...
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INTRODUCTION Choking,also known as foreign body airway obstruction,is the blockage of respiration by a foreign body in the airway including the trachea,hypopharynx and pharynx.1 Among young children,choking is one of the leading causes of death among unintentional injuries,2 thus making it a significant public health *** under 5 have the highest risk of choking compared with other children and adults.3 In 2016,of the approx-imately 1900 choking episodes resulting in emergency calls in London,40%were for children under 5.
Rationale and Objectives: Cystic lung disease may be accurately diagnosed by imaging interpretation of specialist radiologists, without other information. We hypothesized that with minimal training non-specialists cou...
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Rationale and Objectives: Cystic lung disease may be accurately diagnosed by imaging interpretation of specialist radiologists, without other information. We hypothesized that with minimal training non-specialists could perform similarly to specialist physicians in the diagnosis of cystic lung disease. Methods: 72 cystic lung disease cases and 25 cystic lung disease mimics were obtained from three sources: 1) a prospective acquired diffuse lung disease registry, 2) a retrospective search of medical records and 3) teaching files. Cases were anonymized, randomized and interpreted by 7 diffuse lung disease specialists and 15 non-specialist radiologists and pulmonologists. Clinical information other than age and sex was not provided. Prior to interpretation, non-specialists viewed a short PDF training document explaining cystic lung disease interpretation. Results: Correct first choice diagnosis of 85%-88% may be achieved by high-performing specialist readers and 71%-80% by non-specialists and lower-performing specialists, with mean accuracies in the diagnosis of LAM (91%, p Conclusion: With specific but limited training, non-specialist physicians can diagnose cystic lung diseases from CT appearance alone with similar accuracy to specialists, correctly identifying approximately 75% of cases.
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