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  • Radiology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Surgical Planning

Background:

  • Accurate perforator details are crucial for successful surgical breast reconstruction post-mastectomy.
  • Current manual reporting methods are time-consuming and prone to errors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficiency and accuracy of an automated perforator reporting software (OsiriX DICOM viewer plugin).
  • To compare the time and error rates of automated versus conventional manual reporting.

Main Methods:

  • An OsiriX plugin was developed for automated analysis of perforator magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) data.
  • Radiologists marked perforator courses using region of interest (ROI) points.
  • Automated reporting times and transcription errors were compared to manual methods using 26 patient datasets.

Main Results:

  • Automated reporting reduced mean reporting time from 76 ± 27 minutes to 25 ± 6 minutes (p < 0.01).
  • The automated approach eliminated transcription errors, whereas the manual method had three instances.

Conclusions:

  • Automated reporting of MRA studies for breast reconstruction is substantially faster than manual methods.
  • The OsiriX plugin enhances reporting accuracy by removing transcription errors, improving surgical planning efficiency.