title: Diagnostic errors when interpreting abdominopelvic computed tomography: a pictorial review.
abstract: Diagnostic errors remain an inevitable occurrence during abdominopelvic CT (APCT) interpretation, despite advances in imaging technology. The main cause of error is failure to identify a lesion (i.e. perceptual error) and failure to recognize a finding's significance (i.e. interpretive or cognitive error). Awareness and understanding of the causes of errors can reduce their occurrence and may lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality. This pictorial essay highlights various causes of error in interpreting APCT scans and briefly discusses possible solutions for minimizing these errors.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dal Mo
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed