title: Errors in imaging of traumatic injuries.
abstract: The advent of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) has drastically improved the outcomes of patients with multiple traumatic injuries. However, there are still diagnostic challenges to be considered. A missed or the delay of a diagnosis in trauma patients can sometimes be related to perception or other non-visual cues, while other errors are due to poor technique or poor image quality. In order to avoid any serious complications, it is important for the practicing radiologist to be cognizant of some of the most common types of errors. The objective of this article is to review the various types of errors in the evaluation of patients with multiple trauma injuries or polytrauma with MDCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, P.O. Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy.|Department of Radiology, Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford, UK.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaglione
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, P.O. Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy. francescoiaselli@hotmail.it.|, 118, Corso Umberto I, 80138, Naples, Italy. francescoiaselli@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iaselli
authors.affiliation: U.O. Radiologia, Stabilimento Ospedaliero di Nottola - Montepulciano, Ospedali Riuniti della Valdichiana, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sica
authors.affiliation: Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences and Bioimaging, University Gabriele D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feragalli
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Imaging, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Refky
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicola
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Abdominal trauma; Errors; MDCT; Polytrauma; Traumatic injuries