Fool me twice: delayed diagnoses in radiology with emphasis on perpetuated errors.

Young W Kim; Liem T Mansfield

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Fool me twice: delayed diagnoses in radiology with emphasis on perpetuated errors.

May 14, 2014

Kim YW, Mansfield LT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014;202(3):465-70.

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This chart review study found that delayed diagnoses due to error in radiologic interpretation were often perpetuated across multiple examinations and were attributable to well-recognized cognitive error types. These included errors of complacency, insufficient knowledge, and poor communication.

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