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Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • Informed consent is crucial for patient understanding of medical procedures.
  • CT colonography (CTC) requires clear communication of its protocol, benefits, and risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an expert-validated informed consent document for CT colonography (CTC).
  • To ensure patients and referring physicians are aware of CTC examination details.

Main Methods:

  • The Delphi method was employed to achieve expert consensus on the informed consent content.
  • Cronbach's correlation coefficient (α) was used to measure expert agreement at two consultation rounds.

Main Results:

  • High expert agreement was achieved, with Cronbach's α increasing from 0.84 to 0.93.
  • The number of disagreements significantly decreased from 11 to 5 between the first and second rounds.

Conclusions:

  • An informed consent for CTC was successfully produced through expert consensus.
  • This initiative may foster the implementation of quality standards in CTC procedures.