- Common Misdiagnosis in Body CT
- Unsuspected pulmonary embolism - Gastric tumors especially toward the fundus
- Etiology of biliary tract obstruction (stone)
- Pancreatic tumor detection
- Renal tumors especially in the upper/lower pole
- Small bowel tumor detection
- Mesenteric vascular pathology
- Musculoskeletal pathology - Common Misdiagnosis in Body CT: Solutions
- The need to be aware of pitfalls in general helps you avoid those pitfalls
- Moving to routine review of non-axial plane imaging. Even a cursory look at coronal and sagittal images will be useful
- New workflow patterns with next generation workflow and software that incorporate “advanced visualization tools” and make them “standard visualization tools”. - “ At our busy academic institution, we have noticed repeated examples of certain misdiagnosis, even by experienced abdominal imagers, both in our own department and at outside institutions. This is likely related to many factors. Discussed here are a variety of common diagnostic errors on body CT examinations.”
MDCT of the Abdomen: Common Misdiagnosis at a Busy Academic Center
Horton KM, Johnson PT, Fishman EK
AJR 2010; 194:660-667 - “ For each diagnostic error, we explore the reasons for the misdiagnosis and provide experience based advise to avoid these mistakes.”
MDCT of the Abdomen: Common Misdiagnosis at a Busy Academic Center
Horton KM, Johnson PT, Fishman EK - AJR 2010; 194:660-667“ At some point, multiplanar reconstructions will become the standard of care, as opposed to a supplemental display technique.”
MDCT of the Abdomen: Common Misdiagnosis at a Busy Academic Center
Horton KM, Johnson PT, Fishman EK
AJR 2010; 194:660-667
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