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Michael S Gurian1, Arzu Kovanlikaya, Debra Beneck
1Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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.
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