Tu1149 THE MINNESOTA MULTIPLE POLYP INDEX (MMPI): A NEW COLONOSCOPY QUALITY MEASURE

The Polyp Manager: a new tool for optimal polyp documentation during colonoscopy. A pilot study.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Conventional reporting of polyps is often incomplete. We tested the Polyp Manager (PM), a new software application permitting the endoscopist to document polyps in real time during colonoscopy. We studied completeness of polyp descriptions, user-friendliness and the potential time benefit. PATIENTS AND METHODS In two Dutch hospitals colonoscopies were performed with ...

Using a summary measure for multiple quality indicators in primary care: the Summary QUality InDex (SQUID)

BACKGROUND Assessing the quality of primary care is becoming a priority in national healthcare agendas. Audit and feedback on healthcare quality performance indicators can help improve the quality of care provided. In some instances, fewer numbers of more comprehensive indicators may be preferable. This paper describes the use of the Summary Quality Index (SQUID) in tracking quality of care amo...

Polyp Segmentation in NBI Colonoscopy

Endoscopic screening of the colon (colonoscopy) is performed to prevent cancer and to support therapy. During intervention colon polyps are located, inspected and, if need be, removed by the investigator. We propose a segmentation algorithm as a part of an automatic polyp classification system for colonoscopic Narrow-Band images. Our approach includes multi-scale filtering for noise reduction, ...

A validity index for the MMPI-2.

There have been numerous methods developed for the detection of valid profiles on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2. The current study examined a method of combining seven different validity scales of the MMPI-2 into a common weighted method in assessing malingering in chronic pain patients. The weighted method was able to correctly classify 100% of nonlitigants, using a ...

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2).