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  • Radiology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Radiologists face prolonged visual tasks.
  • Oculomotor strain and fatigue are common complaints.
  • The impact of daily clinical reading on diagnostic performance is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of a day of clinical reading on radiologists' fracture detection accuracy.
  • To measure changes in visual accommodation and subjective fatigue levels.
  • To evaluate the relationship between reading time, visual strain, and diagnostic performance.

Main Methods:

  • Forty radiologists read 60 bone examinations before and after clinical duties.
  • Fracture detection accuracy, visual accommodation, and reading time were recorded.
  • Subjective ratings of fatigue and visual strain were collected.

Main Results:

  • Diagnostic accuracy decreased significantly after a day of reading (AUC 0.885 to 0.852, P < .05).
  • Visual accommodation error increased (P < .01), and fatigue ratings were higher.
  • No significant change in visual accommodation variability was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical reading diminishes radiologists' ability to focus and detect fractures.
  • Increased fatigue and oculomotor strain correlate with reduced diagnostic performance.
  • Radiologists should implement strategies to mitigate fatigue-related accuracy decline.