Radiologist-initiated double reading of abdominal CT: retrospective analysis of the clinical importance of changes to radiology reports.

Peter Mæhre LauritzenJack Gunnar AndersenMali Victoria StokkeAnne Lise TennstrandRolf AamodtThomas HeggelundFredrik A DahlGunnar SandbækPetter HurlenPal Gulbrandsen

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2016)

A 14% rate of clinically important changes made during double reading may justify quality assurance of radiological interpretation. Using expert second readers and a targeted selection of urgent cases and radiologists reading outside their specialty may increase the yield of discrepant cases.

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