Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound
Errors in emergency ultrasound (US) have been representing an increasing problem in recent years thanks to several unique features related to both the inherent characteristics of the discipline and to the latest developments, which every medical operator should be aware of. Because of the subjective...
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| author | Marco Di Serafino Francesca Iacobellis Maria Laura Schillirò Divina D’auria Francesco Verde Dario Grimaldi Giuseppina Dell’Aversano Orabona Martina Caruso Vittorio Sabatino Chiara Rinaldo Pasquale Guerriero Vito Cantisani Gianfranco Vallone Luigia Romano |
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| description | Errors in emergency ultrasound (US) have been representing an increasing problem in recent years thanks to several unique features related to both the inherent characteristics of the discipline and to the latest developments, which every medical operator should be aware of. Because of the subjective nature of the interpretation of emergency US findings, it is more prone to errors than other diagnostic imaging modalities. The misinterpretation of US images should therefore be considered as a serious risk in diagnosis. The etiology of error is multi-factorial: it depends on environmental factors, patients and the technical skills of the operator; it is influenced by intrinsic US artifacts, poor clinical correlation, US-setting errors and anatomical variants; and it is conditioned by the lack of a methodologically correct clinical approach and excessive diagnostic confidence too. In this review, we evaluate the common and uncommon sources of diagnostic errors in emergency US during clinical practice, showing how to recognize and avoid them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-448acf3b1c7f43c5a4812761850255aa2023-11-30T20:58:52ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182022-03-0112363110.3390/diagnostics12030631Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency UltrasoundMarco Di Serafino0Francesca Iacobellis1Maria Laura Schillirò2Divina D’auria3Francesco Verde4Dario Grimaldi5Giuseppina Dell’Aversano Orabona6Martina Caruso7Vittorio Sabatino8Chiara Rinaldo9Pasquale Guerriero10Vito Cantisani11Gianfranco Vallone12Luigia Romano13Department of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Life and Health, University of Molise “V. Tiberio”, 86100 Campobasso, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, Sapienza Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Life and Health, University of Molise “V. Tiberio”, 86100 Campobasso, ItalyDepartment of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyErrors in emergency ultrasound (US) have been representing an increasing problem in recent years thanks to several unique features related to both the inherent characteristics of the discipline and to the latest developments, which every medical operator should be aware of. Because of the subjective nature of the interpretation of emergency US findings, it is more prone to errors than other diagnostic imaging modalities. The misinterpretation of US images should therefore be considered as a serious risk in diagnosis. The etiology of error is multi-factorial: it depends on environmental factors, patients and the technical skills of the operator; it is influenced by intrinsic US artifacts, poor clinical correlation, US-setting errors and anatomical variants; and it is conditioned by the lack of a methodologically correct clinical approach and excessive diagnostic confidence too. In this review, we evaluate the common and uncommon sources of diagnostic errors in emergency US during clinical practice, showing how to recognize and avoid them.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/3/631ultrasonographyB-modeartifactsdiagnostic mistakesdiagnostic pitfallsabdominal trauma |
| spellingShingle | Marco Di Serafino Francesca Iacobellis Maria Laura Schillirò Divina D’auria Francesco Verde Dario Grimaldi Giuseppina Dell’Aversano Orabona Martina Caruso Vittorio Sabatino Chiara Rinaldo Pasquale Guerriero Vito Cantisani Gianfranco Vallone Luigia Romano Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound Diagnostics ultrasonography B-mode artifacts diagnostic mistakes diagnostic pitfalls abdominal trauma |
| title | Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound |
| title_full | Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound |
| title_fullStr | Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound |
| title_short | Common and Uncommon Errors in Emergency Ultrasound |
| title_sort | common and uncommon errors in emergency ultrasound |
| topic | ultrasonography B-mode artifacts diagnostic mistakes diagnostic pitfalls abdominal trauma |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/3/631 |
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