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Errare humanum est: frequency of laterality errors in radiology reports.

Sangwaiya MJ, Saini S, Blake MA, Dreyer KJ, Kalra MK. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;192:W239-W244.

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Diagnostic errors with inserted tubes, lines and catheters in children.

Fuentealba I, Taylor GA. Pediatr Radiol. 2012;42:1305-1315.

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Diagnostic errors in pediatric radiology.

Taylor GA, Voss SD, Melvin PR, Graham DA. Pediatr Radiol. 2011;41:327-334.

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Disclosing harmful mammography errors to patients.

Gallagher TH, Cook AJ, Brenner RJ, et al. Radiology. 2009;253:443-452.

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Eight CT lessons that we learned the hard way: an analysis of current patterns of radiological error and discrepancy with particular emphasis on CT.

McCreadie G, Oliver TB. Clin Radiol. 2009;64:491-499; discussion 500-501.

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Accuracy of radiographic readings in the emergency department.

Petinaux B, Bhat R, Boniface K, Aristizabal J. Am J Emerg Med. 2011;29:18-25.

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The frequency of diagnostic errors in radiologic reports depends on the patient's age.

Diaz S, Ekberg O. Acta Radiol. 2010;51:934-938.

COMMENTARY

Application of failure mode and effect analysis in a radiology department.

Thornton E, Brook OR, Mendiratta-Lala M, Hallett DT, Kruskal JB. Radiographics. 2011;31:281-293.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Spike in MR imaging accidents underscores need for regulation.

Radiological Society of North America. RSNA News; October 2010.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.

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Analysis and prioritization of near-miss adverse events in a radiology department.

Thornton RH, Miransky J, Killen AR, Solomon SB, Brody LA. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;196:1120-1124.

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New technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation safety and regulatory issues in radiation oncology.

Amols HI. Health Phys. 2008;95:658-665.

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Patient safety event reporting in a large radiology department.

Schultz SR, Watson RE Jr, Prescott SL, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;197:684-688.

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Clinically missed cancer: how effectively can radiologists use computer-aided detection?

Nishikawa RM, Schmidt RA, Linver MN, Edwards AV, Papaioannou J, Stull MA. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012;198:708-716.

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Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology.

Mazur LM, Mosaly PR, Jackson M, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83:e571-e576.

COMMENTARY

Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action.

Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, Deweese T, Ford E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:291-299.

COMMENTARY

Profiles in patient safety: misplaced femoral line guidewire and multiple failures to detect the foreign body on chest radiography.

Lum TE, Fairbanks RJ, Pennington EC, Zwemer FL. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12:658-662.

COMMENTARY

A 60-year-old man with delayed care for a renal mass.

Schiff GD. JAMA. 2011;305:1890-1898.

COMMENTARY

The concept of error and malpractice in radiology.

Pinto A, Brunese L, Pinto F, Reali R, Daniele S, Romano L. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2012;33:275-279.

STUDY

Fractures of the fingers missed or misdiagnosed on poorly positioned or poorly taken radiographs: a retrospective study.

Tuncer S, Aksu N, Dilek H, Ozkan T, Hamzaoglu A. J Trauma. 2011;71:649-655.

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