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. 2021 Jan 28;45(3):30. doi: 10.1007/s10916-020-01690-8

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%)