Perceptual type error in everyday practice

E J Owens; N R Taylor; D C Howlett

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.024

Perceptual type error in everyday practice

Clin Radiol. 2016 Jun;71(6):593-601. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.024. Epub 2016 Mar 10.

Authors

E J Owens¹, N R Taylor², D C Howlett³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK. Electronic address: eowens@nhs.net.
² Medical Illustration, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK.

PMID: 26973044
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.024

Abstract

Discrepancy or quality improvement meetings are good practice and are now commonplace in most Radiology Departments, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy, preventing recurrent and common mistakes, improving the radiological report and thereby improving patient care. A total of 122 cases were assessed from a two-year period. This review highlights some of the more common, recurrent and important issues encountered within a general hospital with an emphasis on learning points and review areas.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control*
Diagnostic Imaging / standards*
Humans
Observer Variation
Perception
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
Quality Improvement / standards*
Radiology / education
Radiology / standards*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
United Kingdom