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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 26.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Radiol. 2015 Oct 22;26(7):2089–2098. doi: 10.1007/s00330-015-4040-5

Table 5.

Change in treatment approach based on second-opinion interpretations of GynOnc MRI by sub-specialized radiologists.

Change in Treatment Approach (Outside reports → 2nd-opinion interpretation) Number of patients %
SURGEON 1
Surgical → Non-surgical approach 35/469 7.5% (95%CI:5.3–10.3)
Change in surgical procedure type/extent 19/469 4.1% (95%CI:2.5–6.4)
Non-surgical → Surgical approach 11/469 2.3% (95%CI:1.2–4.3)
Biopsy → Observation or follow-up with imaging 4/469 0.85% (95%CI:0.3–2.3)
Follow-up with imaging → Colonoscopy 1/469 0.2% (95%CI:5.3–10.3)
Observation → Follow-up with imaging 1/469 0.2% (95%CI:0.01–1.37)
SURGEON 2
Surgical → Non-surgical approach 31/469 6.6% (95%CI:4.6–9.4)
Change in surgical procedure type/extent 12/469 2.5% (95%CI:1.4–4.6)
Non-surgical → Surgical approach 9/469 1.9 % (95%CI:0.9–3.7)
Biopsy or Dilatation and Curettage → Surgical approach 3/469 0.6% (95%CI:0.2–2.0)
Biopsy → Observation 2/469 0.4% (95%CI:0.07–1.70)
Follow-up with imaging → Hysteroscopy 2/469 0.4% (95%CI:0.07–1.70)
Observation → Follow-up with imaging 1/469 0.2% (95%CI:0.01–1.37)
Biopsy → Medical treatment 1/469 0.2% (95%CI:0.01–1.37)