Methods Using a pre-existing logbook of radiologic discrepancies as well as our institution's
picture archiving and communication system, all off-hours interpretation discrepancies …

OBJECTIVES: A review of radiology discrepancies of emergency department (ED)
radiograph interpretations was undertaken to examine the types of error made by …

Background: The study objective was to compare the accuracy of radiograph interpretation
by emergency and family physicians with radiologists' overreadings. Methods: We undertook …

Emergency and radiology department directors at 517 acute-care US teaching hospitals
were sent identical questionnaires surveying practice patterns of ED plain film radiograph …

Background Diagnostic errors made by radiology resident physicians may lead to significant
morbidity/mortality and patient dissatisfaction. Objective To determine the etiology and …

Emergency physicians' errors of interpretation of plain radiographs and these physicians'
utilization of radiologist consultation services were studied. During daytime hours over a 3 …

Methods Two hundred thirty-seven consecutive emer gency room visits, generating 294
radiographic ex aminations, were reviewed by the senior author to determine the level of …

Introduction Unerring radiological interpretation is essential in discharged minor trauma
patients without follow-up visits based on the rapid decision of emergency physicians (EPs) …

Radiographic misinterpretation rates have been suggested as a quality assurance tool for
assessing emergency departments and individual physicians, but have not been defined for …

ObjectivesEmergency physicians (EPs) interpret plain radiographs for management and
disposition of patients. Radiologists subsequently conduct their own interpretations, which …