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La radiologia medica
Published in: La radiologia medica 10/2015

01-10-2015 | ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY

The Italian consensus to virtual colonoscopy

Authors: Ennio Biscaldi, Roberto Di Mizio, Davide Bellini, Nicola Flor, Franco Iafrate, Gabriella Jussich, Emanuele Neri, Daniele Regge, Andrea Laghi

Published in: La radiologia medica | Issue 10/2015

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Abstract

Objectives

To produce an informed consent for CT colonography (CTC), to be diffused by the Italian Society of Radiology, aimed to make patients and referring physicians aware of CTC examination protocol, advantages and disadvantages, limits and potential related risks.

Materials and methods

Delphi method was used to create a consensus among experts on an informed consent for CTC. The overall agreement among different consulted specialists was evaluated and ranked using the Cronbach’s correlation coefficient (α) at two time points: after the first and the second ‘round’ of consultation.

Results

The Cronbach index was 0.84 at the end of the first round and 0.93 at the end of the second round. The number of disagreements dropped from an overall of 11–5, from the first to the second round.

Conclusions

The experts were able to produce an informed consent for CTC, hoping that this may be the beginning of a process focused on implementation of quality standards in CTC.
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Metadata
Title
The Italian consensus to virtual colonoscopy
Authors
Ennio Biscaldi
Roberto Di Mizio
Davide Bellini
Nicola Flor
Franco Iafrate
Gabriella Jussich
Emanuele Neri
Daniele Regge
Andrea Laghi
Publication date
01-10-2015
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
La radiologia medica / Issue 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0033-8362
Electronic ISSN: 1826-6983
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-015-0531-3

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