The pilot study of radiology nursing intervention in abdominal 3-T Magnetic Resonance examination

Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2016 Nov-Dec;50(6):961-964. doi: 10.1590/S0080-623420160000700012.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of radiology nursing intervention in abdominal examination at 3-T MRI.

Method: 60 patients with abdominal diseases were divided into two groups randomly: MR nursing intervention group and control group. All the patients underwent abdominal MR examination at 3-T. The MR nursing interventions were performed in nursing intervention group. The outcomes, including one-time success rate, the ratio of diagnosable MR images and the points of image quality, were compared between these two groups.

Results: The one-time success rates in control group and MR nursing intervention group were 66.67% and 96.67% with significant difference ( χ2 =9.017, P<0.05). The ratios of diagnosable images in the two groups were 76.67% and 96.67% with significant difference (χ2 =5.192, P<0.05). The points of MR image quality in the two groups were 1.87±0.86 and 2.33±0.55, respectively. There was significant difference between these two groups (t=-2.508, P<0.05).

Conclusion: The effective nursing intervention can make the patients cooperation better in abdominal MR examination and improve the image quality significantly.

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / nursing*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Radiologic and Imaging Nursing*