"Error Bars" in Medical Imaging: Stealth and Treacherous.
Given the critical role that diagnostic radiology has in patient care, it is important for providers and patients to understand the level of certainty associated with imaging. Over-reliance on imaging and failure to appreciate its limitations can lead to unforeseen consequences. Further, there are uncertainties and inconsistencies in the manner in which imaging-based information is considered, communicated, and applied. There are opportunities to alter practice to maximize comprehension of radiologic reports and thus optimize the manner in which imaging-based information is applied clinically.
From the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, North Carolina Cancer Hospital and Lineberger Cancer Center, 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-7512.
Lawrence B
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D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018787:Radiation Oncology; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards