Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

Patients (cases)		Total (n = 1279)	Percentage
Sex
	Male	853	66.7%
	Female Undefined	414 12	32.4% 0.9%
Age	Median (IQR)	64 years (55–73)
	Male	63 years (53–72)
	Female	64 years (55–73)
Examinations		Total (n = 1324)
MDCs included		333
Examinations/MDC	Mean (SD)	4.0 (1.3)
Time to MDC	Median (IQR)	1 day (1–3)
Imaging modality	CT MRI X-ray	847 30 22	64.0% 2.3% 1.7%
Body region examined	Head Chest Abdomen Pelvis Other	169 714 381 62 41	12.8% 53.9% 28.8% 4.7% 3.1%
COVID status	Positive Negative	97 1227	7.3% 92.7%

Sex and age were calculated on a case basis (defined by an individual hospital identification number, which each patient receives for each new hospital stay), i.e., one patient with several examinations discussed in multidisciplinary conferences (MDCs) during one hospital stay was enrolled only once. If the same patient was re-admitted to the hospital and enrolled in further MDCs, this was counted as another case. In total, 857 patients were enrolled in this study. Age was calculated at the time of MDC. Age could not be calculated in 27 cases. Time to MDC refers to the interval between a radiological examination and its discussion during an MDC. The imaging modality used was not identifiable in 425 examinations. One examination may be included in several body region categories if more than one body region was examined in one session, e.g., a chest/abdomen CT is included both in the chest and abdomen category. The body region examined was not identifiable in 263 patients. The COVID status was calculated on an examination basis, i.e. one patient with several examinations discussed in an MDC may be enrolled in the calculation repeatedly for each examination with relevant COVID-19 affection.
MDC = Multidisciplinary conference.
IQR = Interquartile range.
SD = Standard deviation.

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