Interrater Agreement in the Evaluation of Discrepant Imaging Findings With the Radpeer System

Abstract

The identification of discrepant interpretations is valuable for the education of individual radiologists and for larger-scale quality assurance and quality improvement efforts. Our results show that a ratings-based peer review system is unreliable and subjective for the evaluation of discrepant interpretations. Resources should be devoted to developing more robust and objective assessment procedures, particularly those with clear quality improvement goals.