Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 491-499 , May 2009

Eight CT lessons that we learned the hard way: an analysis of current patterns of radiological error and discrepancy with particular emphasis on CT

  • G. McCreadie
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  • T.B. Oliver

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: T.B. Oliver, Department of Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Ninewells Avenue, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, DD1 9SY, UK. Tel.: +44 1382 660111.

Received 10 July 2008 ,Revised 23 October 2008 ,Accepted 10 December 2008.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00035-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.12.010

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 491-499 , May 2009

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