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http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9464
Authors: | Jorg, Tobias Halfmann, Moritz C. Rölz, Niklas Mager, René Pinto dos Santos, Daniel Düber, Christoph Mildenberger, Peter Müller, Lukas |
Title: | Structured reporting in radiology enables epidemiological analysis through data mining: urolithiasis as a use case |
Online publication date: | 28-Aug-2023 |
Year of first publication: | 2023 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | Purpose To investigate the epidemiology and distribution of disease characteristics of urolithiasis by data mining structured radiology reports. Methods The content of structured radiology reports of 2028 urolithiasis CTs was extracted from the department’s structured reporting (SR) platform. The investigated cohort represented the full spectrum of a tertiary care center, including mostly symptomatic outpatients as well as inpatients. The prevalences of urolithiasis in general and of nephro- and ureterolithasis were calculated. The distributions of age, sex, calculus size, density and location, and the number of ureteral and renal calculi were calculated. For ureterolithiasis, the impact of calculus characteristics on the degree of possible obstructive uropathy was calculated. Results The prevalence of urolithiasis in the investigated cohort was 72%. Of those patients, 25% had nephrolithiasis, 40% ureterolithiasis, and 35% combined nephro- and ureterolithiasis. The sex distribution was 2.3:1 (M:F). The median patient age was 50 years (IQR 36–62). The median number of calculi per patient was 1. The median size of calculi was 4 mm, and the median density was 734 HU. Of the patients who suffered from ureterolithiasis, 81% showed obstructive uropathy, with 2nd-degree uropathy being the most common. Calculus characteristics showed no impact on the degree of obstructive uropathy. Conclusion SR-based data mining is a simple method by which to obtain epidemiologic data and distributions of disease characteristics, for the investigated cohort of urolithiasis patients. The added information can be useful for multiple purposes, such as clinical quality assurance, radiation protection, and scientific or economic investigations. To benefit from these, the consistent use of SR is mandatory. However, in clinical routine SR usage can be elaborate and requires radiologists to adapt. |
DDC: | 610 Medizin 610 Medical sciences |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 04 Medizin |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9464 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
License: | CC BY |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Journal: | Abdominal radiology Version of Record (VoR) |
Publisher: | Springer US |
Publisher place: | Boston, MA |
Issue date: | 2023 |
ISSN: | 2366-0058 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1007/s00261-023-04006-9 |
Appears in collections: | DFG-491381577-H |
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