Nationwide Questionnaire on the Actual Status of an Interpretation System for Lung Cancer Screening by Chest Radiography

• Mitomo Hideki

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Nakayama Tomio

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Ashizawa Kazuto

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Endo Chiaki

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Kobayashi Takeshi

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Sato Masami

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Shibuya Kiyoshi

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Sobue Tomotaka

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Takenaka Daisuke

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Nishii Kenji

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Harada Masao

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Maeda Sumiko

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Maruyama Yuichiro

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Miura Hiroyuki

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Murata Kiyoshi

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

• Sagawa Motoyasu

  Committee for Lung Cancer Screening, the Japan Lung Cancer Society

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• アンケートによる検診胸部X線写真読影体制の全国実態調査

Abstract

Objective. We conducted a nationwide questionnaire to investigate the actual status of an interpretation system for lung cancer screening by chest radiography. Methods. We sent a questionnaire (for facilities and doctors engaged in the interpretation of chest radiography) to 213 facilities affiliated with the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan Cancer Society, Japan Association of Health Service, and National Federation of Industrial Health Organization. Results. A total of 102 facilities and 239 doctors responded to the questionnaire. The results showed that more than 80% of the facilities had introduced the double interpretation system to all chest radiography sessions, and digital radiography was more popular than photofluorography. About 70% of the doctors were over 50 years of age. Lung cancer experts, such as pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons and radiologists, accounted for only 50% of all doctors. The doctors believed that the fee for interpreting digital radiography findings should be higher than that for interpreting photofluorography findings. Conclusion. Through this questionnaire, we identified several problems concerning the interpretation system for lung cancer screening, such as the aging of doctors, an insufficient number of lung cancer experts, and the increasing burden of such interpretation. Further investigations and actions are therefore required to resolve these issues, and our committee will make an effort to identify ways to improve the situation.

Journal

• Haigan

  Haigan 58 (4), 243-251, 2018-08-20

  The Japan Lung Cancer Society

Keywords

• Lung cancer screening
• Image interpretation
• Questionnaire

Details

• CRID: 1390001288065524352
• NII Article ID: 130007481339
• DOI: 10.2482/haigan.58.243
• ISSN: 13489992
• ISSN: 03869628
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/haigan/58/4/58_243/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2019010646
• Text Lang: ja
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