Trial reportEuropean radiology2020
Effectiveness of the clinical decision support tool ESR eGUIDE for teaching medical students the appropriate selection of imaging tests: randomized cross-over evaluation.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Advances in e-learning in undergraduate clinical medicine: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2022Pooled it
- Rebuilding ability acquisition in medical imaging teaching: a multi-level AI-driven teaching paradigm based on cognitive-information theory.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Can clinical decision support systems be an asset in medical education? An experimental approach.BMC medical education · 2023Trial
- Teaching brain imaging through a drawing method may improve learning in medical students.European radiology · 2021Trial
- Evaluation of teaching effect factors based on probabilistic language set.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Accuracy and Impact of the ESR-iGuide Decision Support Tool in Optimizing CT Imaging Referral Appropriateness.Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 2025Article
- A Multimedia Strategy to Integrate Introductory Broad-Based Radiation Science Education in US Medical Schools.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate ESR eGUIDE-the European Society of Radiology (ESR) e-Learning tool for appropriate use of diagnostic imaging modalities-for learning purposes in different clinical scenarios.
methodsThis anonymized evaluation was performed after approval of ESR Education on Demand leadership. Forty clinical scenarios were developed in which at least one imaging modality was clinically most appropriate, and the scenarios were divided into sets 1 and 2. These sets were provided to medical students randomly assigned to group A or B to select the most appropriate imaging test for each scenario. Statistical comparisons were made within and across groups.
resultsOverall, 40 medical students participated, and 31 medical students (78%) answered both sets. The number of correctly chosen imaging methods per set in these 31 paired samples was significantly higher when answered with versus without use of ESR eGUIDE (13.7 ± 2.6 questions vs. 12.1 ± 3.2, p = 0.012). Among the students in group A, who first answered set 1 without ESR eGUIDE (11.1 ± 3.2), there was significant improvement when set 2 was answered with ESR eGUIDE (14.3 ± 2.5, p = 0.013). The number of correct answers in group B did not drop when set 2 was answered without ESR eGUIDE (12.4 ± 2.6) after having answered set 1 first with ESR eGUIDE (13.0 ± 2.7, p = 0.66).
conclusionThe clinical decision support tool ESR eGUIDE is suitable for training medical students in choosing the best radiological imaging modality in typical scenarios, and its use in teaching radiology can thus be recommended. KEY POINTS: • ESR eGUIDE improved the number of appropriately selected imaging modalities among medical students. • This improvement was also seen in the group of students which first selected imaging tests without ESR eGUIDE. • In the student group which used ESR eGUIDE first, appropriate selection remained stable even without the teaching tool.
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