Omission errors in diagnostic radiology

Last revised by Andrew Murphy ◉ on 16 Sep 2021

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Citation:

Murphy A, Knipe H, Bickle I, Omission errors in diagnostic radiology. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59600

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59600

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/59600

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59600

Article created:

17 Apr 2018, Andrew Murphy ◉

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Last revised:

16 Sep 2021, Andrew Murphy ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no recorded disclosures.

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5 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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error

Synonyms:

Omission errors in image interpretation
Omission errors in radiology
Omission error

Omission errors in diagnostic radiology are important to comprehend. The nature in which medical imaging interpretation errors occur can be broken into three types.

Search errors

Search errors involve the reader allocating no time on the location of a lesion/abnormality.

Perceptual errors

Perceptual errors involve the reader dedicating a short amount of time to the location of a lesion/abnormality; not enough time to recognize the lesion.

Decision-making errors

Decision-making errors involve the reader dedicating a longer amount of time to the location of a lesion/abnormality, however, making an incorrect decision as to its relevant identification.