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COMMENTARY
Right? Left? Neither!
Howell EA, Chassin MR. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.
REVIEW
Missed breast cancers at US-guided core needle biopsy: how to reduce them.
Youk JH, Kim EK, Kim MJ, Lee JY, Oh KK. Radiographics. 2007;27:79-94.
COMMENTARY
Radiological error: analysis, standard setting, targeted instruction and teamworking.
FitzGerald R. Eur Radiol. 2005;15:1760-1767.
STUDY
Medical emergency team calls in the radiology department: patient characteristics and outcomes.
Ott LK, Pinsky MR, Hoffman LA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Mar 2; [Epup ahead of print].
TOOLKIT
Communicating Critical Test Results.
Burlington, MA: Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors; 2003.
STUDY
Medical errors arising from outsourcing laboratory and radiology services.
Chasin BS, Elliott SP, Klotz SA. Am J Med. 2007;120:819.e9-11.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
ACR guidance document on MR safe practices: 2013.
Kanal E, Barkovich AJ, Bell C, et al; Expert Panel on MR Safety. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013;37:501-530.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Error rate greatest in hospital radiology.
Stein R. The Washington Post. January 18, 2006:A03.
COMMENTARY
Profiles in patient safety: misplaced femoral line guidewire and multiple failures to detect the foreign body on chest radiography.
Lum TE, Fairbanks RJ, Pennington EC, Zwemer FL. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12:658-662.
CLINICAL GUIDELINE
ACR White Paper on Magnetic Resonance (MR) Safety: Combined Papers of 2002 and 2004.
Kanal E, Borgstede JP, Barkovich AJ, et al; American College of Radiology. Reston, VA: ACR; 2004.
COMMENTARY
Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes.
McNutt R, Abrams R, Hasler S. WebM&M [serial online]. May 2005.
STUDY
Delayed or missed diagnosis of cervical spine injuries.
Platzer P, Hauswirth N, Jaindl M, Chatwani S, Vecsei V, Gaebler C. J Trauma. 2006;61:150-155.
COMMENTARY
The Wet Read
Arenson RL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2006.
COMMENTARY
Radiology reporting—where does the radiologist's duty end?
Garvey CJ, Connolly S. Lancet. 2006;367:443-445.
STUDY
The effect of clinical history on accuracy of electrocardiograph interpretation among doctors working in emergency departments.
Cruz MF, Edwards J, Dinh DM, Barnes EH. Med J Aust. 2012;197:161-165.
PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT
MRI Safety Week.
MRI-Planning.com.
COMMENTARY
The Dropped Lung.
Heffner JE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.
COMMENTARY
Not a Miscarriage.
Learman LA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.
COMMENTARY
Techno Trip.
Cook RI. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2005.
BOOK/REPORT
Unintended exposure of patient Lisa Norris during radiotherapy treatment at the Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow in January 2006.
Johnson AM. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Executive; 2006.
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