Common patterns in 558 diagnostic radiology errors

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-178

  Donald, Jennifer J ^a   Barnard, Stuart A ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diagnostic error; Quality improvement; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETON; SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859793377     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02348.x     Document Type: Article

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