Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients

Objective: To test and evaluate a sofware dedicated to the follow-up of oncological CT scans for potential use in the Radiology department. Materials and methods: In this retrospective study, 37 oncological patients with baseline and follow-up CT scans were reinterpreted using a dedicated software....

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Main Authors: Mathias Illy, Axel Bartoli, Julien Mancini, Florence Duffaud, Vincent Vidal, Farouk Tradi
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Mathias Illy
Axel Bartoli
Julien Mancini
Florence Duffaud
Vincent Vidal
Farouk Tradi
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Julien Mancini
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Farouk Tradi
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description Objective: To test and evaluate a sofware dedicated to the follow-up of oncological CT scans for potential use in the Radiology department. Materials and methods: In this retrospective study, 37 oncological patients with baseline and follow-up CT scans were reinterpreted using a dedicated software. Baseline CT scans were chosen from the imaging reports available in our PACS (picture archiving and communicatin systems). Follow-up interpretations were independently assessed with the software. We evaluated the target lesion sums and the tumor response based on RECIST 1.1 (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors). Results: There was no significant difference in the target lesion sums and the tumor response assessments between the PACS data and the imaging software. There was no over or underestimation of the disease with the software. There was a sigificant deviation (progression versus stability) in three cases. For two patients, this difference was related to the evaluation of the response of non-target lesions. The difference in the third patient was due to comparison with a previous CT scan than to the baseline exam. There was a miscalculation in 13 % of the reports and in 28 % of the cases the examination was compared to the previous CT scan. Finally, the tumor response was not detailed in 43 % of the follow-up reports. Conclusion: The use of dedicated oncology monitoring software could help in reducing intepretation time and in limiting human errors.
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spelling doaj-art-c4873028d5cb48b889603cb034313e1a2025-08-20T02:05:29ZengElsevierResearch in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging2772-65252024-12-011210005110.1016/j.redii.2024.100051Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patientsMathias Illy0Axel Bartoli1Julien Mancini2Florence Duffaud3Vincent Vidal4Farouk Tradi5Radiology Department, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France; Corresponding author at: Radiology Department, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232, Boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.Radiology Department, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, FrancePublic Health Department, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, FranceOncology Department, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, FranceRadiology Department, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, FranceRadiology Department, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, FranceObjective: To test and evaluate a sofware dedicated to the follow-up of oncological CT scans for potential use in the Radiology department. Materials and methods: In this retrospective study, 37 oncological patients with baseline and follow-up CT scans were reinterpreted using a dedicated software. Baseline CT scans were chosen from the imaging reports available in our PACS (picture archiving and communicatin systems). Follow-up interpretations were independently assessed with the software. We evaluated the target lesion sums and the tumor response based on RECIST 1.1 (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors). Results: There was no significant difference in the target lesion sums and the tumor response assessments between the PACS data and the imaging software. There was no over or underestimation of the disease with the software. There was a sigificant deviation (progression versus stability) in three cases. For two patients, this difference was related to the evaluation of the response of non-target lesions. The difference in the third patient was due to comparison with a previous CT scan than to the baseline exam. There was a miscalculation in 13 % of the reports and in 28 % of the cases the examination was compared to the previous CT scan. Finally, the tumor response was not detailed in 43 % of the follow-up reports. Conclusion: The use of dedicated oncology monitoring software could help in reducing intepretation time and in limiting human errors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772652524000127Dedicated softwareRECISTOncologyFollow-upTumor assessment
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Axel Bartoli
Julien Mancini
Florence Duffaud
Vincent Vidal
Farouk Tradi
Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients
Research in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
Dedicated software
RECIST
Oncology
Follow-up
Tumor assessment
title Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients
title_full Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients
title_fullStr Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients
title_full_unstemmed Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients
title_short Dedicated software to harmonize the follow-up of oncological patients
title_sort dedicated software to harmonize the follow up of oncological patients
topic Dedicated software
RECIST
Oncology
Follow-up
Tumor assessment
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