Perceptual omission errors in positron emission tomography and computed tomography reporting.
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
; 67(1): 75-82, 2023 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Omission errors in medical imaging can lead to missed diagnosis and harm to patients. The subject has been studied in conventional imaging, but no data is available for functional imaging in general and for PET/CT in particular. In this work, we evaluated the frequency and characteristics of perceptual omission errors in the PET component of oncologic PET/CT imaging, and we analyzed the hazardous scenarios prone to such modality-specific errors.METHODS:
Perceptual omission errors were collected in one tertiary center PET/CT clinic during routine PET/CT reporting over a 26-month period. The omissions were detected either in reporting follow-up PET/CT studies of the same patient or during multidisciplinary meetings.RESULTS:
Significant omission errors were found in 1.2% of the 2100 reports included in the study. The most common omissions were bone metastases and focal colon uptake. We identified six PET-specific causative factors contributing to the occurrence of omissions, and we propose solutions to minimize their influence.CONCLUSIONS:
The data presented here can help to promote the awareness of interpreting physicians to body areas that require higher attention and to implement reading strategies for improving the accuracy of PET/CT interpretation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Óseas
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Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA NUCLEAR
Año:
2023
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Article