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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affect the rejection rates and repeat reasoning of digital radiography?

Duaa F. Jastaniyyah, Abdulkarim A. Jawhari, Abdullah T. Mugharbel, Mawya A. Khafaji and Sarah H. Albahiti
Saudi Medical Journal September 2021, 42 (9) 1041-1044; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210254
Duaa F. Jastaniyyah
From the Department of Radiology (Jastaniyyah, Khafaji, Albahiti), from the Faculty of Medicine (Jawhari, Mughrbel), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulkarim A. Jawhari
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Abdullah T. Mugharbel
From the Department of Radiology (Jastaniyyah, Khafaji, Albahiti), from the Faculty of Medicine (Jawhari, Mughrbel), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mawya A. Khafaji
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Sarah H. Albahiti
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    - Rejection rate according to body parts. L spine: lumbar spine, C spine: cervical spine

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    - Reasons for rejection of images in direct digital radiography according to period.

    Reasons for rejectionPre-COVID-19During COVID-19P-value
    Positioning error1338 (39.8)752 (42.7)0.047*
    Technique646 (19.2)303 (17.2)0.076
    Artifact449 (13.4)262 (14.9)0.137
    Motion376 (11.2)210 (11.9)0.435
    Duplicate373 (11.1)98 (5.6)0.00001*
    Clipped anatomy99 (2.9)26 (1.5)0.001*
    Test/service/blank80 (2.4)111 (6.3)0.00001*
    Total3361 (100)1762 (100)0.00001*
    • Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).

    • ↵* Significant p-value using Chi-square test.

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    - Repeat reasons for various body parts pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19 periods.

    Body partsPre COVID-19During COVID-19
    Abdomen
    Artifact59 (11.3)44 (11.5)
    Clipped anatomy20 (3.8)3 (0.8)
    Duplicate36 (6.9)33 (8.6)
    Motion29 (5.6)24 (6.3)
    Positioning error302 (58.0)194 (50.9)
    Technique60 (11.5)52 (13.6)
    Test/service/blank15 (2.9)32 (8.4)
    Chest
    Artifact187 (15.6)150 (17.8)
    Clipped anatomy42 (3.5)15 (1.8)
    Duplicate165 (13.7)48 (5.7)
    Motion106 (8.8)78 (9.2)
    Positioning error465 (38.7)351 (41.6)
    Technique201 (16.7)149 (17.7)
    Test/service/blank36 (3.0)53 (6.3)
    Knee
    Artifact30 (9.1)12 (17.1)
    Clipped anatomy12 (3.6)1 (1.4)
    Duplicate27 (8.2)5 (7.1)
    Motion32 (9.7)13 (18.6)
    Positioning error110 (33.2)15 (21.4)
    Technique111 (33.5)23 (32.9)
    Test/service/blank9 (2.7)1 (1.4)
    Lumber spine
    Artifact43 (13.8)9 (14.5)
    Clipped anatomy9 (2.9)0 (0.0)
    Duplicate28 (9.0)1 (1.6)
    Motion105 (33.7)17 (27.4)
    Positioning error73 (23.4)20 (32.3)
    Technique48 (15.9)12 (19.4)
    Test/service/blank9 (1.9)3 (4.8)
    Pelvic
    Artifact8 (11.3)3 (7.0)
    Clipped anatomy1 (1.4)0 (0.0)
    Duplicate11 (15.5)2 (4.7)
    Motion13 (18.3)9 (20.9)
    Positioning error26 (36.6)22 (51.2)
    Technique10 (14.1)6 (14.0)
    Test/service/blank2 (2.8)1 (2.3)
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Saudi Medical Journal Sep 2021, 42 (9) 1041-1044; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210254

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