Oncologic errors in diagnostic radiology: a 10-year analysis based on medical malpractice claims.
Rosenkrantz AB, Siegal D, Skillings JA, et al. Oncologic errors in diagnostic radiology: a 10-year analysis based on medical malpractice claims. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021;18(9):1310-1316. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2021.05.001.
Prior research found that cancer, infections, and vascular events (the “big three”) account for nearly half of all serious misdiagnosis-related harm identified in malpractice claims. This retrospective analysis of malpractice claims data from 2008 to 2017 found that oncology-related errors represented the largest source of radiology malpractice cases with diagnostic allegations. Imaging misinterpretation was the primary contributing factor.