Avoiding Errors in Radiology: Case-Based Analysis of Causes and Preventive Strategies

Klaus-Juergen Lackner · Kathrin Barbara Krug

Mar 2011 · Thieme

About this ebook

In Avoiding Errors in Radiology: Case-Based Analysis of Causes and PreventiveStrategies, the authors provide 118 real-life examples of interpretation errorsand wrong decisions from both diagnostic and interventional radiology. Ineach case, the authors discuss in detail the context in which the errors weremade, the resulting complications, and strategies for future prevention. Thecases are organized by body region, beginning with the cranium and thenmoving to cases of the breast, chest and abdomen, spinal column, musculoskeletaland vascular systems.Features:

118 case studies facilitate analysis and discussion of causes of errors andoffer preventive strategies to transfer into daily practice

956 high-quality images and explanatory drawings illustrate the cases andpinpoint errors of interpretation and in decision making

Avoiding Errors in Radiology is a must-have reference for anyone involved ininterpreting images for diagnosis and in making decisions in interventionalradiology.It will provide a useful textbook for radiologists to browse through and we will all hopefully learn from their mistakes as well as the ones we make.--RAD Magazine

About the author

Professor Emeritus, Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Professor, Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, University Hopsital Cologne, Cologne, Germany