Common blind spots and interpretive errors of neck imaging

Reza Assadsangabi; Pejman Maralani; Anthony F Chen; Laurie A Loevner; Suyash Mohan

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.10.019

Common blind spots and interpretive errors of neck imaging

Clin Imaging. 2022 Feb:82:29-37. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.10.019. Epub 2021 Nov 5.

Authors

Reza Assadsangabi¹, Pejman Maralani², Anthony F Chen³, Laurie A Loevner⁴, Suyash Mohan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. Electronic address: assadsangabi@ucdavis.edu.
² Department of Neuroradiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

PMID: 34773810
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.10.019

Abstract

Complex anatomy and a wide spectrum of diseases in the head and neck predispose interpretation of neck imaging to cognitive pitfalls and perceptual errors. Extra attention to common blind spots in the neck and familiarity with common interpretive challenges could aid radiologists in preventing these diagnostic errors.

Keywords: Blind spots; Diagnostic errors; Misinterpretation; Neck imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic Imaging
Head*
Humans
Neck* / diagnostic imaging
Radiologists