Eight CT lessons that we learned the hard way: an analysis of current patterns of radiological error and discrepancy with particular emphasis on CT

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-499

  McCreadie, G ^a   Oliver, T B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RADIOLOGY; SCOTLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63449091946     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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