How to Read Abdominopelvic CT Studies Efficiently: Guidance from the Visual and Cognitive Sciences

HomeRadioGraphicsVol. 42, No. 5 PreviousNext Practice Policy and Quality InitiativesRadiographics TutorialsHow to Read Abdominopelvic CT Studies Efficiently: Guidance from the Visual and Cognitive SciencesMark A. Kliewer , Anjuli R. Bagley1, Michael P. HartungMark A. Kliewer , Anjuli R. Bagley1, Michael P. HartungAuthor AffiliationsFrom the Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 600 Highland Ave, E3/311, Madison, WI 53792-3252 (M.A.K., M.P.H.); and Department of Radiology, The University of Colorado–Denver, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo (A.R.B.).Address correspondence to M.A.K. (email: [email protected]).Mark A. Kliewer Anjuli R. Bagley1Michael P. HartungPublished Online:Jul 15 2022https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.210129MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In AbstractRadiology trainees are often given varying and contradictory guidance on what constitutes an optimal search pattern, but search strategies based on the visual and cognitive sciences can help develop efficiency and comprehensiveness in reading abdominopelvic CT studies.Suggested Readingsden Boer L, van der Schaaf MF, Vincken KL, Mol CP, Stuijfzand BG, van der Gijp A. Volumetric image interpretation in radiology: scroll behavior and cognitive processes. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 2018;23(4):783–802. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarKelahan LC, Fong A, Blumenthal J, Kandaswamy S, Ratwani RM, Filice RW. The radiologist’s gaze: mapping three-dimensional visual search in computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis. J Digit Imaging 2019;32(2):234–240. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarRubin GD, Roos JE, Tall M, et al. Characterizing search, recognition, and decision in the detection of lung nodules on CT scans: elucidation with eye tracking. Radiology 2015;274(1):276–286. Link, Google ScholarArticle HistoryReceived: Apr 21 2021Revision requested: Aug 4 2021Revision received: Sept 2 2021Accepted: Sept 24 2021Published online: July 15 2022Published in print: Sept 2022 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsAccompanying This ArticleHow to Read Abdominopelvic CT Studies Efficiently: Guidance from the Visual and Cognitive SciencesJul 15 2022Default Digital Object SeriesRecommended Articles Mandating Limits on Workload, Duty, and Speed in RadiologyRadiology2022Volume: 304Issue: 2pp. 274-282Biparametric MRI prior to Radical Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer in a Caribbean Population: Implications for Risk Group Stratification and TreatmentRadiology: Imaging Cancer2020Volume: 2Issue: 4US Evaluation of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Osteoarticular InfectionRadioGraphics2017Volume: 37Issue: 4pp. 1181-1201Intimal Sarcoma of the Great VesselsRadioGraphics2021Volume: 41Issue: 2pp. 361-379Fundamentals of Diagnostic Error in ImagingRadioGraphics2018Volume: 38Issue: 6pp. 1845-1865See More RSNA Education Exhibits How to Read an Abdominal CT: Guidance for Radiology Residents from the Visual and Cognitive SciencesDigital Posters2020Extensor Pollicis Longus: Imaging Review of Anatomy, Function and PathologyDigital Posters20223D Pelvic Ultrasound: Plane And SimpleDigital Posters2021 RSNA Case Collection Multicentric Infantile MyofibromatosisRSNA Case Collection2021Locally advanced, metastatic prostate adenocarcinomaRSNA Case Collection2020IgG4-Related Disease RSNA Case Collection2021 Vol. 42, No. 5 Slide PresentationMetrics Altmetric Score PDF download