Table 2.
Prevalence of highlighted anamnestic information. “Marked” questions were highlighted by the patients during self-assessment in case of doubts or uncertainties. “Red flags” were automatically highlighted by the system. These items were addressed explicitly during the individual patient briefing prior to the examination
| total (%) | |
|---|---|
| Study collective | n = 292 |
| Total “marked” questions | n = 76 (26%) |
| Most frequently “marked” questions | |
| - Do you have a history of malignant diseases? | n = 12 (4.1%) |
| - Which body region will be examined? | n = 11 (3.8%) |
| - Do you have a history of CT examinations? | n = 10 (3.4%) |
| Total “Red flag” questions | n = 203 (69.5%) |
| Severe pain symptoms | n = 10 (3.4%) |
| Claustrophobia | n = 12 (4.1%) |
| History of contrast agent side effects | n = 7 (2.4%) |
| Thyroid pathology | n = 31 (10.6%) |
| Scheduled or current radio-iodine therapy | n = 1 (0.3%) |
| Intake of thyroid medication | n = 25 (8.6%) |
| - Levothyroxine | n = 20 (6.8%) |
| - Iodide | n = 4 (1.4%) |
| - Carbimazol | n = 1 (0.3%) |
| Kidney disease | n = 42 (14.4%) |
| Pathologic creatinine values >1.2 mg/dl | n = 10 (3.4%) |
| Missing creatinine values | n = 97 (33.3%) |
| Metabolic disease | n = 40 (13.6%) |
| - Diabetes mellitus | n = 25 (8.6%) |
| - Metformin | n = 16 (5.5%) |
| Infectious diseases | n = 14 (4.8%) |
| - HIV/AIDS | n = 3 (1.0%) |
| - Tuberculosis | n = 3 (1.0%) |
| - Hepatitis (A-D) | n = 4 (1.4%) |
| Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding | n = 0 (0%) |