Image quality chest radiographs. emergency central hospital Antonio María Pineda. Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Authors

  • Javier Reyes University Centrocidental Lisandro Alavarado, Venezuela.
  • Lisabeth Landaeta University Centrocidental Lisandro Alavarado, Venezuela.
  • Rafael Jesus Gasperi Romero, PhD University Centrocidental Lisandro Alavarado, Venezuela.

Keywords:

chest radiographs, quality image, diagnostic criteria

Abstract

With the purpose of assessing the quality of diagnostic image of chest radiographs from emergency department of University Central Hospital “Dr. Antonio Maria Pineda”, a transversal descriptive study was executed through a systematic revision of chest x-rays, a sample of 100 radiographs was selected, in a non-probable manner in a term of 30 days. These were compared to the quality criteria of European “Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Diagnostic Radiographic Images”, based on anatomical features seen on the image.

Author Biographies

  • Javier Reyes, University Centrocidental Lisandro Alavarado, Venezuela.
    Doctor, resident in Radiodiagnostico, Central Hospital Antonio Maria Pineda,
    Centroccidental University Lisandro Alvarado.
  • Lisabeth Landaeta, University Centrocidental Lisandro Alavarado, Venezuela.
    Doctor, Specialist in Radiodiagnosis, Central Hospital Antonio Maria Pineda,
    Centroccindental University Lisandro Alvarado.
  • Rafael Jesus Gasperi Romero, PhD, University Centrocidental Lisandro Alavarado, Venezuela.
    Doctor, Pediatrician, Master in Public Health, PhD in Research in Behavioral Medicine from the
    University of Malaga Spain, Researcher and Professor of the Dept. of Preventive and Social
    Medicine of the Centroccidental University Lisandro Alvarado.

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2018-08-05

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Image quality chest radiographs. emergency central hospital Antonio María Pineda. Barquisimeto, Venezuela. (2018). Revista Venezolana de Salud Pública, 3(2), 29-34. https://revistas2.uclave.org/index.php/rvsp/article/view/1442