Interpretation of head CT scans in the emergency department by fellows versus general staff non-neuroradiologists: A closer look at the effectiveness of a quality control program

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Le, Alexander H ^a,b   Licurse, Adam ^a   Catanzano, Tara M ^a  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrepant rate; Quality control program; Redundant system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34848873426     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0645-6     Document Type: Article

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