Kouzou Hanai PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Toru Matsumoto PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Yoshihisa Muramatsu PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Kohei Murao PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Manager, Fujitsu Limited

Isao Yamaguchi PhD, RT, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Keiichi Nagao MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To establish of a certifying examination system for an authorization radiological technologist expert.

The Japan Accreditation Council for Lung Cancer CT Screening in Japan was founded in 2009, and started the system to authorize radiological technologist (RT). . The capability to detect an unusual finding with the knowledge of lung cancer was required of the authorized RT. In order to examine the capability to detect an unusual finding, software was developed specifically for this purpose. An administrator registers and loads an image set onto a designated server. Marking of the unusual findings is performed in advance by the person uploading the image set to create the “truth” answers, which are not displayed. An examinee accesses the image database from a PC on a network, reviews the designated image set and marks any unusual findings seen in the study. TPF and FPF are calculated automatically and outputted by these operations. 11 certifying examinations have been administered. The successful candidate's TPF was 95% or more, and FPF was an average of 0.45 per case. To date, 1122 persons have taken the examination and 947 persons have passed. The authorized RT assists a certified Physician and is indispensable to implementation of a lung cancer CT screening.  

http://abstract.rsna.org/uploads/2014/14008207/14008207_ibul.pdf

Hanai, K, Matsumoto, T, Muramatsu, Y, Murao, K, Yamaguchi, I, Nagao, K, A Certifying Examination System for Lung Cancer CT Screening in Japan.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14008207.html