Diagnostic Errors
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Clinical staging error in prostate cancer: localization and relevance of undetected tumour areas.

20 Dec 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe the localization and to assess the clinical implications of areas of undetected prostate cancer in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens, focusing on patients with unilaterally negative preoperative biopsy cores. PATIENTS AND ... Read more...

Analysis of factors associated with volumetric data errors in gamma knife radiosurgery.

25 Nov 2009 OBJECT: Gamma knife (GK) surgery is an important part of the treatment armamentarium for benign and malignant brain tumors. In general, quantitative volumetrical analysis of the tumor on neuroimaging studies is the most reliable method of assessment ... Read more...

Automatic failure in gynecologic cytology proficiency testing. Results from the College of American Pathologists proficiency testing program.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Automatic failure in gynecologic cytology proficiency testing occurs when a high-grade lesion or carcinoma (HSIL+, Category D) is misinterpreted as negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (Category B). OBJECTIVES:To document the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diagnostic Errors'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical staging error in prostate cancer: localization and relevance of undetected tumour areas. 20 Dec 2009
• Analysis of factors associated with volumetric data errors in gamma knife radiosurgery. 25 Nov 2009
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis. 4 Nov 2009
• Automatic failure in gynecologic cytology proficiency testing. Results from the College of American Pathologists proficiency testing program. 30 Oct 2009
• Should pathologists send all or only selected slides for patient-requested interlaboratory second opinion? 30 Oct 2009
• Aluminum phosphide intoxication mimicking ischemic heart disease led to unjustified treatment with streptokinase. 30 Oct 2009
• Prevalence and severity of undiagnosed urinary incontinence in women. 30 Oct 2009
• Inappropriate diagnosis and chelation treatment of alleged heavy-metal toxicity. 18 Oct 2009
• [Quick diagnosis guarantee--an absurd political move!] 17 Oct 2009
• Incidence of error in oestrus detection based on secondary oestrus signs in a 24-h tie-stalled dairy herd with low fertility. 14 Oct 2009
• Aspiration biopsy cytomorphology of primary pulmonary germ cell tumor metastatic to the brain. 29 Sep 2009
• Needle electromyography. 29 Sep 2009
• Case of the missed opportunity for temporal artery biopsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Did we drop the ball? 29 Sep 2009
• Comments on minimizing misdiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from magnetic resonance imaging. 29 Sep 2009
• Paralysis of the upper rectus abdominis muscle after video-assisted or open thoracic surgery: an underdiagnosed complication? 29 Sep 2009
• Generalized spike-wave discharges and seizures with focal ictal transformation: mechanisms in absence (CAE) and myoclonic (JME) IGEs. 29 Sep 2009
• Anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis - Maine, 2008. 23 Sep 2009
• Education research: assessment of neurology resident clinical competencies in the neurology clinic. 20 Sep 2009
• Iterative diagnosis. 20 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Diagnostic Errors'

Definition: Incorrect diagnoses after clinical examination or technical diagnostic procedures.

Descriptor UI: D003951

Alternative terms: Diagnostic Errors; Errors, Diagnostic; Diagnostic Error; Error, Diagnostic;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control;

Tree Number: E01.354; N02.421.450.280;

History Note: 73(70)

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific dis /diag (IM) & specific diag procedure; do not confuse with differ diag; DF: DIAG ERR