LEARNING FROM ERRORS IN RADIOLOGY. A KOMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Session
Medicine and Nursing
Description
Interpretation of radiological examinations in routine everyday practice, everywhere, not just in Kosovo, contains many errors and discrepancies. Fortunately, most of them are low-level errors, or if they are serious, they are mostly found and corrected in a timely manner; obviously, diagnostic errors become critical when misinterpretation or misidentification can significantly delay medical or surgical treatments. Errors can be summarized into three main categories: observation errors, errors in interpretation, and failure to suggest additional appropriate diagnostic procedures. The possibility of misdiagnosis / misinterpretation is increased even in radiologists with experience during work in emergency units and in radiologists that are at the beginning of their professional careers and in particular during residency training. Pathologies that most often constitute neuroradiology pitfalls include calcification, pseudofractures (fake fractures) , expansion of either subarachnoid or epidural space, ventricular system abnormalities, vascular system abnormalities, intracranial lesions or pseudolesions (fake lesions), and in particular neuroradiological emergencies. In order to minimize the possibility of errors, it is important to be aware of various imaging presentations of a certain pathology, to obtin clinical data, to be familiarized with and to apply the latest practical guidelines, to review post-interpretation examinations , to instruct the patient to undergo appropriate additional examination, and finally, to interpret and to communicate important pathological findings properly and at the right to the other members of treatment team.
Keywords:
Neuroradiology, Errors, CT, MRI
Session Chair
Haki Jashari
Session Co-Chair
Eglantina Kraja Bardhi
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
26-10-2019 5:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.324
Recommended Citation
Ahmetgjekaj, Ilir B.; Elshani, Nagib D.; Sadikaj, Antigona Sh; and Bujupi, Njomza F., "LEARNING FROM ERRORS IN RADIOLOGY. A KOMPREHENSIVE REVIEW" (2019). UBT International Conference. 324.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/324
LEARNING FROM ERRORS IN RADIOLOGY. A KOMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Pristina, Kosovo
Interpretation of radiological examinations in routine everyday practice, everywhere, not just in Kosovo, contains many errors and discrepancies. Fortunately, most of them are low-level errors, or if they are serious, they are mostly found and corrected in a timely manner; obviously, diagnostic errors become critical when misinterpretation or misidentification can significantly delay medical or surgical treatments. Errors can be summarized into three main categories: observation errors, errors in interpretation, and failure to suggest additional appropriate diagnostic procedures. The possibility of misdiagnosis / misinterpretation is increased even in radiologists with experience during work in emergency units and in radiologists that are at the beginning of their professional careers and in particular during residency training. Pathologies that most often constitute neuroradiology pitfalls include calcification, pseudofractures (fake fractures) , expansion of either subarachnoid or epidural space, ventricular system abnormalities, vascular system abnormalities, intracranial lesions or pseudolesions (fake lesions), and in particular neuroradiological emergencies. In order to minimize the possibility of errors, it is important to be aware of various imaging presentations of a certain pathology, to obtin clinical data, to be familiarized with and to apply the latest practical guidelines, to review post-interpretation examinations , to instruct the patient to undergo appropriate additional examination, and finally, to interpret and to communicate important pathological findings properly and at the right to the other members of treatment team.