Decision Support Systems for MAG3 Renography

描述(由申请人提供)：迅速扩大的知识库和不断增加的时间限制所带来的压力给诊断放射科医生带来了两难境地；这种两难境地对于低容量研究尤其严重，例如在许多放射科医生的培训和经验有限的情况下，如Tc-99m MAG3肾图。我们建议完成一个综合决策支持系统的开发，该系统将自动处理MAG3肾脏扫描，识别和纠正质量控制问题，并结合临床数据来解释MAG3肾脏扫描的正常、功能、梗阻和肾血管性高血压以及专家核医学医生。我们期望这个决策支持系统将更好地定义基本的解释标准，促进标准化解释，教导放射科医生和受训人员更好地解释肾脏扫描，提高普通放射科医生在临床实践中的诊断准确性，并提供一种适用于放射学和医学中其他诊断问题的方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The pressures imposed by a rapidly expanding knowledge base and escalating time constraints create a dilemma for diagnostic radiologists; the dilemma becomes particularly acute for low volume studies such as Tc-99m MAG3 renography where many radiologists have had limited training and experience. We propose to complete the development of a comprehensive decision support system that will automatically process MAG3 renal scans, identify and correct quality control problems, and incorporate clinical data to interpret MAG3 renal scans in regard to normality, function, obstruction and renovascular hypertension as well as expert nuclear medicine physicians. We expect that this decision support system will better define the essential interpretative criteria, foster standardized interpretation, teach radiologists and trainees to better interpret renal scans, enhance the diagnostic accuracy of the general radiologist in clinical practice and provide a methodology applicable to other diagnostic problems in radiology and medicine.