Table 3.
The frequency of different protocols within the abdomen-pelvis and chest protocol types included in the study. Each of the protocols at each facility was matched to a corresponding RadLex protocol where possible, or to a more specific subprotocol named in the style of the RadLex Playbook.15
| Protocols subtype | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Abdomen-pelvis | ||
| Abd pelvis | 9338 | 17.46 |
| Abd pelvis adrnl W IVCon | 2 | 0.00 |
| Abd pelvis appx | 142 | 0.27 |
| Abd pelvis appx W IVCon | 1 | 0.00 |
| Abd pelvis colongrphy | 129 | 0.24 |
| Abd pelvis entero | 144 | 0.27 |
| Abd pelvis entero multiph | 33 | 0.06 |
| Abd pelvis entero W IVCon | 51 | 0.10 |
| Abd pelvis kidney calc | 9878 | 18.47 |
| Abd pelvis kidney calc WO IVCon | 127 | 0.24 |
| Abd pelvis kidney cancer | 16 | 0.03 |
| Abd pelvis kidney cancer W IVCon | 4 | 0.01 |
| Abd pelvis kidney WO and W IVCon | 4 | 0.01 |
| Abd pelvis lo dose kidney calc | 107 | 0.20 |
| Abd pelvis multiph | 254 | 0.47 |
| Abd pelvis multiph liver | 423 | 0.79 |
| Abd pelvis multiph panc | 85 | 0.16 |
| Abd pelvis multiph WO and W IVCon | 1 | 0.00 |
| Abd pelvis uro | 3604 | 6.74 |
| Abd pelvis uro multiph | 45 | 0.08 |
| Abd pelvis uro W IVCon | 240 | 0.45 |
| Abd pelvis uro WO and W IVCon | 56 | 0.10 |
| Abd pelvis W IVCon | 20,206 | 37.77 |
| Abd pelvis WO and W IVCon | 1644 | 3.07 |
| Abd pelvis WO IVCon | 6958 | 13.01 |
| Chest | ||
| Chst | 7781 | 22.79 |
| Chst 3D image airway | 35 | 0.10 |
| Chst airway | 22 | 0.06 |
| Chst heart | 9 | 0.03 |
| Chst heart calc score | 22 | 0.06 |
| Chst heart W IVCon | 1 | 0.00 |
| Chst hi res | 1518 | 4.45 |
| Chst hi res WO IVCon | 21 | 0.06 |
| Chst liver multiph | 27 | 0.08 |
| Chst lo dose | 57 | 0.17 |
| Chst lo dose ltd nodule | 1 | 0.00 |
| Chst lo dose screen | 2010 | 5.89 |
| Chst lo dose WO IVCon | 274 | 0.80 |
| Chst ltd nodule WO IVCon | 105 | 0.31 |
| Chst pulm arts embo | 1669 | 4.89 |
| Chst pulm arts embo lo dose | 1034 | 3.03 |
| Chst pulm arts embo lo dose W IVCon | 5 | 0.01 |
| Chst pulm arts embo W IVCon | 5768 | 16.90 |
| Chst pulm arts lo dose WO IVCon | 3 | 0.01 |
| Chst pulm vns | 58 | 0.17 |
| Chst pulm vns W IVCon | 2 | 0.01 |
| Chst research | 8 | 0.02 |
| Chst super dim | 878 | 2.57 |
| Chst super dim W IVCon | 18 | 0.05 |
| Chst W IVCon | 2814 | 8.24 |
| Chst WO and W IVCon | 19 | 0.06 |
| Chst WO IVCon | 9951 | 29.15 |
| RT plan breast | 26 | 0.08 |
| Stlth chst | 1 | 0.00 |