Variation in Technical Quality of Breast MRI

Ruiz-Flores, Lorell; Whitman, Gary J.; Le‐Petross, Huong T.; Hess, Kenneth R.; Parikh, Jay R.

doi:10.1016/j.acra.2019.07.002

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“…Numerous efforts have been made to improve MR image quality in different organs other than the prostate, including the heart [ 13 ], liver [ 14 ], brain [ 15 ], and breast [ 16 ], as radiologists should become familiar with the requirements for good-quality MRI and strive to meet the expected standards to enhance patient quality and safety.…”

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Promoting the use of the PI-QUAL score for prostate MRI quality: results from the ESOR Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis teaching fellowship

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Objectives The Prostate Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL) score is a new metric to evaluate the diagnostic quality of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the prostate. This study assesses the impact of an intervention, namely a prostate MRI quality training lecture, on the participant’s ability to apply PI-QUAL. Methods Sixteen participants (radiologists, urologists, physicists, and computer scientists) of varying experience in reviewing diagnostic prostate MRI all assessed the image quality of ten examinations from different vendors and machines. Then, they attended a dedicated lecture followed by a hands-on workshop on MRI quality assessment using the PI-QUAL score. Five scans assessed by the participants were evaluated in the workshop using the PI-QUAL score for teaching purposes. After the course, the same participants evaluated the image quality of a new set of ten scans applying the PI-QUAL score. Results were assessed using receiver operating characteristic analysis. The reference standard was the PI-QUAL score assessed by one of the developers of PI-QUAL. Results There was a significant improvement in average area under the curve for the evaluation of image quality from baseline (0.59 [95 % confidence intervals: 0.50–0.66]) to post-teaching (0.96 [0.92–0.98]), an improvement of 0.37 [0.21–0.41] (p < 0.001). Conclusions A teaching course (dedicated lecture + hands-on workshop) on PI-QUAL significantly improved the application of this scoring system to assess the quality of prostate MRI examinations. Key Points • A significant improvement in the application of PI-QUAL for the assessment of prostate MR image quality was observed after an educational intervention. • Appropriate training on image quality can be delivered to those involved in the acquisition and interpretation of prostate MRI. • Further investigation will be needed to understand the impact on improving the acquisition of high-quality diagnostic prostate MR examinations.

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Promoting the use of the PI-QUAL score for prostate MRI quality: results from the ESOR Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis teaching fellowship

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“…The novel article, "Variation in Technical Quality of Breast MRI", by Ruiz-Flores et al in this issue of Academic Radiology has taken an initial step in making us more aware of the range of breast MRI quality (12). This retrospective study, evaluated 100 breast MRI examinations referred from imaging centers across the United States.…”

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Variation in Breast MRI Quality

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Variation in Technical Quality of Breast MRI

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Promoting the use of the PI-QUAL score for prostate MRI quality: results from the ESOR Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis teaching fellowship

Promoting the use of the PI-QUAL score for prostate MRI quality: results from the ESOR Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis teaching fellowship

Variation in Breast MRI Quality

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