| The 2nd prize winner of the 2004 Audit Poster Prize | |
Dr P. Anbu Nedumaran, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. |
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| Poster Abstract Details - Title | |
| Missed Lung Cancers in Chest X-Ray | |
| Abstract: | |
| Chest x rays are one of the commonest radiological examination performed and interpreted by almost all the radiologists. Lung cancers are one of the most common cancers, the incidence of which is on the increase. Missed lung cancer is an important medicolegal issue and is the second leading cause for malpractice actions against radiologists.1 Aim of the study: To find the number of missed cancers from the chest x-ray examination of those patients who are diagnosed to have lung cancers in the year 2000. |