The Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) are used to guide oncologists on therapies for their patients, and radiologists provide measurements for the criteria. Accurate measurements are crucial, as the wrong measurements can affect therapies, according to Dr. Pritesh Patel of the University of Chicago.
Previous work had led to the development of Measurement Assistant (Philips Healthcare), a PACS-integrated application designed to reduce lesion measurement errors that were amenable to being addressed by software. At RSNA 2016, the team will share its experience from using the software in everyday workflow. After leading to an initial increase in time caused by setting up baseline images on the software, Measurement Assistant yielded faster reading time per case on follow-up studies, Patel said.
"As users learned the software, the time spent manipulating the software decreased (measured by number of clicks) and utilization of the software itself increased," Patel told AuntMinnie.com. "Given this, the number of errors in RECIST measurements also decreased (as shown by prior study)."
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