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| Completed study supported by guidelines | No study recommended in clinical context | Suboptimal imaging modality or study completed | Indeterminate or insufficient clinical context |
| Result obtained from imaging study | ||||
| Positive | 36% | 36% | 11% | 32% |
| Negative | 53% | 50% | 69% | 55% |
| Inconclusive | 11% | 14% | 20% | 13% |
| Effect of imaging study on diagnosis | ||||
| Eliminated or suggested new diagnosis | 77% | 39% | 35% | 72% |
| Supported suspected diagnosis | 12% | 7% | 4% | 9% |
| Previous established diagnosis unchanged | 4% | 32% | 4% | 9% |
| Unable to eliminate the main suspected diagnosis | 3% | 19% | 54% | 3% |
| Positive or negative result ignored | 4% | 4% | 4% | 1% |
| Effect of study on patient management | ||||
| Eliminated need for treatment and further imaging | 32% | 15% | 13% | 22% |
| Modified therapeutic approach | 35% | 9% | 7% | 23% |
| Supported suspected therapeutic approach | 14% | 12% | 3% | 10% |
| Further imaging evaluations needed | 12% | 5% | 21% | 15% |
| Indeterminate effect | 5% | 38% | 41% | 21% |
| No effect | 1% | 21% | 15% | 3% |