Abstract

This review identifies and examines terms used to describe a radiological research “study” or “trial”. A taxonomy of clinical research descriptions is explained with reference to medical imaging examples. Because many descriptive terms have precise methodological implications, it is important that these terms are understood by readers and used correctly by researchers, so that the reader is not misled.

Key Points

• Multiple different terms are being used to describe radiological research “studies” and “trials”, and many of these terms have precise methodological implications.

• Radiological researchers sometimes use titles that describe their research incorrectly. This can mislead the reader as to what was actually done.

• It is important that readers and researchers understand the correct taxonomy of clinical research and that researchers adopt the correct description for their work.

中文翻译：

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如何避免错误地描述您的放射学研究。

摘要

此次审查确定并审查了用于描述放射学“研究”或“试验”的术语。参考医学影像实例解释了临床研究描述的分类法。由于许多描述性术语都具有精确的方法论含义，因此让读者理解这些术语并让研究人员正确使用这些术语非常重要，以免误导读者。

关键点

•多个不同的术语被用于描述放射学的“研究”和“试验”，其中许多术语具有精确的方法论含义。

•放射学研究人员有时会使用错误地描述其研究的标题。这可能会误导读者实际操作。

•重要的是，读者和研究人员必须了解临床研究的正确分类法，并且研究人员对其工作采用正确的描述。