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Good first impressions decrease malpractice
Poor communications and lackluster customer service are often the culprits behind a mammography malpractice claim, said Dr. Peter J. Dempsey, a professor of radiology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, speaking at the 24th Annual Breast Imaging Conference in September.
Citing findings from a 2002 Physician Insurers Association of America study, Dempsey noted that mammography cases have always ranked high among malpractice claims. But between 1995 and 2002, a key change occurred in the type of mammography malpractice claims being filed.
In 1995, the top reason for claims was that a palpable abnormality was ignored by an obstetrician/gynecologist. In 2002, the leading reason for claims was a mammogram misread by a radiologist.
Dempsey suggests repeating a mammogram of poor quality, recommending a repeat study in equivocal cases, reporting findings promptly to referring physicians, and ensuring that a fail-safe method exists for communicating results to patients.
MRI-Based AI Radiomics Model Offers 'Robust' Prediction of Perineural Invasion in Prostate Cancer
July 26th 2024A model that combines MRI-based deep learning radiomics and clinical factors demonstrated an 84.8 percent ROC AUC and a 92.6 percent precision-recall AUC for predicting perineural invasion in prostate cancer cases.
Breast MRI Study Examines Common Factors with False Negatives and False Positives
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Can Polyenergetic Reconstruction Help Resolve Streak Artifacts in Photon Counting CT?
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