Dissemination of endometrial cancer MRI staging guidelines among young radiologists: an ESUR Junior Network survey

Insights into Imaging

Statement

Arnaldo Stanzione¹  Renato Cuocolo²  Eduardo Alvarez Hornia³  Jeries Paolo Zawaideh⁴  Giorgio Brembilla⁵  Luca Russo⁶  Carlos Carnelli⁷  Pamela Causa Andrieu⁸  Ana Sofia Linhares Moreira⁹ 

[1] Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy;Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy;Department of Radiology, Clinic IMQ Zorrotzaurre, Bilbao, Spain;Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy;Department of Radiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy;Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy;Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay;Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal;

关键词: Endometrial cancer;    Staging;    MRI;    Radiology trainee;    Guidelines;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13244-023-01491-w

 received in 2023-04-11, accepted in 2023-07-31,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesImaging guidelines could play an important role in the training of radiologists, but the extent of their adoption in residency programs is unclear. With this survey, the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) Junior Network aimed to assess the dissemination of the ESUR guidelines on endometrial cancer MRI staging (EC-ESUR guidelines) among young radiologists.MethodsAn online questionnaire targeted to last year radiology residents and radiologists in the first year of their career was designed. It included 24 questions, structured in 4 sections (i.e., background, general, acquisition protocol, interpretation, and reporting). The survey was active between April and May 2022, accepting answers worldwide. Answers were solicited with a social media campaign and with the support of national scientific societies. Subgroup analysis was performed based on variables such as subspecialty of interest and number of EC-ESUR guidelines consultations using the Wilcoxon rank sum test.ResultsIn total, 118 participants completed the questionnaire, of which 94 (80%) were from Europe and 46 (39%) with a special interest in urogenital radiology. Overall, 68 (58%) stated that the guidelines were not part of their residency teaching programs while 32 (27%) had never even consulted the guidelines. Interest in urogenital radiology as a subspecialty and EC-ESUR guidelines consultations were associated with greater confidence in supervising scan acquisition, interpreting, and reporting EC MRI staging exams.ConclusionFour years after publication, the adoption of EC-ESUR guidelines in residency programs is heterogeneously low. Despite a possible selection bias, our findings indicate that active promotion of EC-ESUR guidelines is required.Key points• The adoption of ESUR guidelines on endometrial cancer in radiology residency programs is heterogeneous.• Almost one third of respondents stated they had never even consulted the guidelines.• Confidence toward guidelines was higher in those who were exposed to more endometrial cancer MRI staging scans.• Reading the guidelines was associated with a greater confidence in protocol acquisition, interpretation, and reporting.• Active efforts to promote their dissemination are required.

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© European Society of Radiology (ESR) 2023

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