Predicting radiology resident errors in diagnosis of cervical spine fractures

Academic Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 888-893

  Goradia, Dhawal ^a   Blackmore, C Craige ^a   Talner, Lee B ^a   Bittles, Mark ^a   Meshberg, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Diagnostic radiology; Emergency radiology; Medical education; Observer performance; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 22444440119     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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