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Radiologist errors by modality, anatomic region, and pathology for 1.6 million exams: what we have learned.
March 2, 2022
Lamoureux C, Hanna TN, Sprecher D, et al. Emerg Radiol. 2021;28(6):1135-1141.
Teleradiology - general radiologists who support several hospitals and read films remotely – can increase off-hours coverage but this approach can result in increased errors. This retrospective review examined errors and discrepancies between teleradiology findings and image interpretation from local facility radiologists. Most errors involved CT scans; the most common errors included missed fractures or dislocations and bleeding.
