Subjective versus Objective Evaluation of Chest Radiograph

Abstract

The main objectives of this study were evaluate the chest radiograph subjectively and objectively, compare each other and detect the accuracy of subjective evaluation. This study was conducted at The Modern Medical Centre-Khartoum State. 50 patience’s (25 males and 25 females) with age range of 40-60 years, chest radiographs were taken and evaluated subjectively by two junior technologists and then reevaluated objectively by an expertise technologist in seek of full inspiration, scapular positioning and clavicles equidistance. Then analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2007 program. The results showed that the objective evaluation of chest radiograph is more accurate than subjective evaluation. This study also showed that the errors of subjective evaluation were as following; 14% for respiration fullness, 30% for scapular positioning and 26% for clavicles equidistance.