Errors in Radiology [electronic resource] edited by Luigia Romano, Antonio Pinto.

Diagnostic errors are important in all branches of medicine because they are an indication of poor patient care. As the number of malpractice cases continues to grow, radiologists will become increasingly involved in litigation. Accordingly, every radiologist should understand the various sources of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Romano, Luigia (Editor)
Pinto, Antonio (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Subjects:
Medical sciences.
Medical jurisprudence.
Radiology.
Online Access:
Springer English/International eBooks 2012 - Full Set: 2012 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 1 Errors in radiology: definition and classification
  • 2 Malpractice claims in mammography
  • 3 Errors in the diagnosis of lung neoplasms
  • 4 Errors in polytrauma
  • 5 Missed fractures in the Emergency Department
  • 6 Missed fractures in children
  • 7 Plain film or MDCT as first diagnostic tool in patients with cervical spine injury: critical issues
  • 8 Errors in sonography
  • 9 Errors in color Doppler ultrasonography
  • 10 Errors in MDCT angiography
  • 11 Errors in MDCT coronary angiography
  • 12 Errors in the diagnosis of hepatic neoplasms
  • 13 Pitfalls in pancreatic imaging
  • 14 Errors in interpretation of non-traumatic acute abdomen
  • 15 Errors in MDCT diagnosis of intestinal ischemia and infarction
  • 16 Crohn’s disease: Errors of interpretation in emergency MDCT evaluation
  • 17 Pitfalls of MRCP in the evaluation of the biliary tract and pancreatic duct
  • 18 Errors in musculoskeletal MRI
  • 19 Errors and medico-legal issues in interventional radiology
  • 20 Errors in radiology reporting
  • 21 Errors in radiology: a biostatistical framework
  • 22 Child abuse: imaging and legal aspects
  • 23 Retained intra-abdominal surgical sponges: critical issues
  • 24 Foreign bodies ingestion and colorectal foreign bodies: diagnostic challenges
  • 25 Radiological and medico-legal problems of body-packing
  • 26 Assessment of risk in radiology using malpractice RVUs
  • 27 Contrast media administration: safety issues and legal aspects
  • 28 Strategies to reduce errors in radiology.