Radiologic-pathologic correlation in acute appendicitis: can we use it as a quality measure to assess interpretive accuracy of radiologists? Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Radiologic-pathologic correlation was evaluated as a quality assurance tool by documenting error rates of 18 radiologists interpreting computed tomographic (CT) scans for acute appendicitis in 763 patients. The departmental error rate was 3.1%. Meaningful individual error rates could be determined in only the seven radiologists who interpreted ≥30 CT scans for acute appendicitis. Radiologic-pathologic correlation is an effective departmental monitor of interpretive accuracy, but individual accuracy can be assessed only for radiologists reading a large number of cases with pathologic proof.

publication date

  • January 1, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Appendicitis
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 80055037220

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.01.004

PubMed ID

  • 22040784

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 35

issue

  • 6