title: Perceptual type error in everyday practice.
abstract: Discrepancy or quality improvement meetings are good practice and are now commonplace in most Radiology Departments, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy, preventing recurrent and common mistakes, improving the radiological report and thereby improving patient care. A total of 122 cases were assessed from a two-year period. This review highlights some of the more common, recurrent and important issues encountered within a general hospital with an emphasis on learning points and review areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK. Electronic address: eowens@nhs.net.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.affiliation: Medical Illustration, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Howlett
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D010465:Perception; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards*; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D006113:United Kingdom