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World J Radiol. Jan 28, 2022; 14(1): 19-29
Published online Jan 28, 2022. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i1.19
Published online Jan 28, 2022. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i1.19
Effect of training on resident inter-reader agreement with American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System
Yang Du, Meredith Bara, Prayash Katlariwala, Roger Croutze, Katrin Resch, Jonathan Porter, Medica Sam, Mitchell P Wilson, Gavin Low, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2B7, Alberta, Canada
Author contributions: Du Y, Bara M and Low G designed the study; Du Y, Bara M, Croutze R, Resch K, Porter J, Sam M, Wilson MP and Low G performed the research; Du Y, Bara M, Katlariwala P, Low G and Wilson MP analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This retrospective, single-institution observational study was approved by the institutional Health Research Ethics Board (Pro 00104708).
Informed consent statement: This study was exempted from obtaining informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: The raw dataset is available from the corresponding author at yang.du@usask.ca. Consent for data sharing was not obtained but the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low.
STROBE statement: Guidelines of the STROBE statement have been adopted.
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Corresponding author: Yang Du, BSc, FRCPC, MD, Doctor, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440-112 St NW, Edmonton T6G 2B7, Alberta, Canada. yang.du@usask.ca
Received: October 12, 2021
Peer-review started: October 12, 2021
First decision: December 9, 2021
Revised: December 21, 2021
Accepted: January 11, 2022
Article in press: January 11, 2022
Published online: January 28, 2022
Processing time: 101 Days and 12.4 Hours
Peer-review started: October 12, 2021
First decision: December 9, 2021
Revised: December 21, 2021
Accepted: January 11, 2022
Article in press: January 11, 2022
Published online: January 28, 2022
Processing time: 101 Days and 12.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: There is a statistically significant improvement in inter-reader agreement among radiology trainees with limited ultrasound experience using the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) after training for TI-RADS grading and recommendations. This study demonstrates the learnability of TI-RADS in radiology trainees.