Errors in Radiology

by Romano, Luigia; Pinto, Antonio

• ISBN13: 9788847023383
• ISBN10: 8847023386
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-19
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

Diagnostic errors are important in all branches of medicine because they are an indication of poor patient care. As the number of malpractice cases continues to grow, radiologists will become increasingly involved in litigation. The aetiology of radiological error is multi-factorial. This book focuses on (1) some medico-legal aspects inherent to radiology (radiation exposure related to imaging procedures and malpractice issues related to contrast media administration are discussed in detail) and on (2) the spectrum of diagnostic errors in radiology. Communication issues between the radiologists and physicians and between the radiologists and patients are also presented.Every radiologist should understand the sources of error in diagnostic radiology as well as the elements of negligence that form the basis of malpractice litigation.

Table of Contents

Errors in Radiology: Definition and Classification	p. 1
Malpractice Claims in Mammography	p. 9
Errors in the Diagnosis of Lung Neoplasms	p. 19
Errors in Polytrauma	p. 27
Missed Fractures in the Emergency Department	p. 39
Missed Fractures in Children	p. 51
Plain Film or MDCT as a First Diagnostic Tool in Patients with Cervical Spine Injury: Critical Issues	p. 65
Errors in Sonography	p. 79
Errors in Color Doppler Ultrasonography	p. 87
Errors in MDCT Angiography	p. 105
Errors in MDCT Coronary Angiography	p. 119
Errors in the Diagnosis of Hepatic Neoplasms	p. 125
Pitfalls in Pancreatic Imaging	p. 139
Errors in the Interpretation of the Non-traumatic Acute Abdomen	p. 155
Errors in the MDCT Diagnosis of Intestinal Ischemia and Infarction	p. 169
Crohn's Disease: Errors of Interpretation in Emergency MDCT Evaluation	p. 177
Pitfalls of MRCP in the Evaluation of the Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Duct	p. 195
Errors in Musculoskeletal MRI	p. 209
Errors and Medico-legal Issues in Interventional Radiology	p. 219
Errors in Radiology Reporting	p. 227
Errors in Radiology: A Biostatistical Framework	p. 235
Child Abuse: Imaging and Legal Aspects	p. 249
Retained Intra-abdominal Surgical Sponges: Critical Issues	p. 263
Foreign Body Ingestion and Rectal Foreign Body Insertion: Diagnostic Challenges	p. 271
Radiological and Medico-legal Problems of Body-packing	p. 279
Assessment of Risk in Radiology Using Malpractice RVUs	p. 287
Contrast Media Administration: Safety Issues and Legal Aspects	p. 293
Strategies To Reduce Errors in Radiology	p. 303
Subject Index	p. 309
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