It was with much interest that I read the recent systematic review by Yapp et al.
(
1
) examining the effects of provided clinical history on radiologists’ diagnostic performance.
I commend the authors on the significant work they have invested in performing a methodologically
rigorous review. However, the breadth of the title and conclusion, as written, may
be misleading and could potentially be viewed by referring healthcare providers as
reason to withhold clinical information in an attempt to prevent false positives,
despite the known importance of clinical history to the proper performance and interpretation
of examinations, as noted in the accompanying editorial by Reed (
2
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 18, 2022
Accepted:
February 14,
2022
Received:
February 13,
2022
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