CTA in acute stroke: short intensive training intervention is highly effective in improving radiologists' performance

Highlights: • Reporting performance of trainees pre/post intensive stroke CTA training day was evaluated. • Significant reduction in major discrepancies found – 12% to 4%; p=0.037. • 73% reported they were more confident after attending the CTA training. • Radiologists rapidly attain acceptable competency with focussed intensive training. To determine whether focussed radiology training in reporting stroke computed tomography angiography (CTA) improved diagnostic performance of general radiology specialty trainees staffing regional on call rotas.