Research Article

A Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Impact of 939 Chest Radiographs Using the Medical Records

Table 2

Alteration or influence on treatment by 939 radiographic chest examinations, grouped according to chest radiographic outcome. Pathologic studies had the highest rate of influence on treatment choices.

ā€‰MajorModerateMinorNo influenceTotal

Normal134 (37.0%)78 (21.5%)99 (27.3%)51 (14.1%)362 (100.0%)
Incidental30 (39.0%)24 (31.2%)18 (23.4%)5 (6.5%)77 (100.0%)
Pathologic327 (65.4%)114 (22.8%)49 (9.8%)10 (2.0%)500 (100.0%)

Total 491 (52.3%)216 (23.0%)166 (17.7%)66 (7.0%)939 (100.0%)