Trainee reporting of computed tomography examinations: Do they make mistakes and does it matter?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-162

  Hillier, J C ^a   Tattersall, D J ^b   Gleeson, Fergus V ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Computed tomography; CT; Error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RECORDING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0742324085     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00309-X     Document Type: Article

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