Ennio Biscaldi1, Roberto Di Mizio2, Davide Bellini3, Nicola Flor4, Franco Iafrate3, Gabriella Jussich5, Emanuele Neri6, Daniele Regge5, Andrea Laghi3. 1. Department of Radiology, Galliera Hospital, via Mura delle Cappuccine 14, 16128, Genoa, Italy. ennio.biscaldi@gmail.com. 2. Section of Radiology, S. Massimo Hospital, Penne, Italy. 3. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Rome, Italy. 4. Department of Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Unità Operativa Radiologia Diagnostica e Interventistica, Milan, Italy. 5. Radiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Candiolo, Italy. 6. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Oncology Transplants and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To produce an informed consent for CT colonography (CTC), to be diffused by the Italian Society of Radiology, aimed to make patients and referring physicians aware of CTC examination protocol, advantages and disadvantages, limits and potential related risks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Delphi method was used to create a consensus among experts on an informed consent for CTC. The overall agreement among different consulted specialists was evaluated and ranked using the Cronbach's correlation coefficient (α) at two time points: after the first and the second 'round' of consultation. RESULTS: The Cronbach index was 0.84 at the end of the first round and 0.93 at the end of the second round. The number of disagreements dropped from an overall of 11-5, from the first to the second round. CONCLUSIONS: The experts were able to produce an informed consent for CTC, hoping that this may be the beginning of a process focused on implementation of quality standards in CTC.
OBJECTIVES: To produce an informed consent for CT colonography (CTC), to be diffused by the Italian Society of Radiology, aimed to make patients and referring physicians aware of CTC examination protocol, advantages and disadvantages, limits and potential related risks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Delphi method was used to create a consensus among experts on an informed consent for CTC. The overall agreement among different consulted specialists was evaluated and ranked using the Cronbach's correlation coefficient (α) at two time points: after the first and the second 'round' of consultation. RESULTS: The Cronbach index was 0.84 at the end of the first round and 0.93 at the end of the second round. The number of disagreements dropped from an overall of 11-5, from the first to the second round. CONCLUSIONS: The experts were able to produce an informed consent for CTC, hoping that this may be the beginning of a process focused on implementation of quality standards in CTC.
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