title: Automatic processing quality assurance program: impact on a radiology department.
abstract: A method for evaluating processing variability as well as quantitative data on a quality assurance program tested at a radiology department are presented. Thirty per cent of all retakes due to improper overall density could be attributed to processing variation; these could be prevented through a QA program which is highly cost-effective in both monetary and patient-care terms.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D011786:Quality Control; D013679:Technology, Radiologic