Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Takahiro Matsuo

Publications

• Research Article
  Use of a Standardized Learning Tool to Enhance Residents Ability to Diagnose Pneumonia on Chest Radiographs
  Author(s): Takahiro Matsuo, Atsushi Kitamura, Naoki Nishimura, Genta Ishikawa, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Sachiko Ohde, Gautam A Deshpande, Daiki Kobayashi, Torahiko Jinta and Naohiko ChohnabayashiTakahiro Matsuo, Atsushi Kitamura, Naoki Nishimura, Genta Ishikawa, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Sachiko Ohde, Gautam A Deshpande, Daiki Kobayashi, Torahiko Jinta and Naohiko Chohnabayashi
  
  Objective: Resident doctors are required to gain skills in reading chest X-rays. There have been few studies regarding the effectiveness of resident education in reading chest X-ray. Here, we examined the effectiveness of an educational method we developed for radiographic interpretation. Methods: A standardized lecture about diagnosis of pneumonia on chest X-ray was developed in 2012 and given to all first-year postgraduate (PGY1) residents at St Luke’s International Hospital in Japan. The examination was composed of 30 chest X-ray images representing either no disease or pneumonia. For pneumonia films, respondents identify disease location from a choice of 6 answers (right upper lobe, right middle lobe, right lower lobe, left upper segment, left lingular segment and left lower lobe). Total scores were compared before and after the intervention.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000358

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