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From: Errors, discrepancies and underlying bias in radiology with case examples: a pictorial review

Fig. 1 

Diagnostic error. A 48-year-old male patient was admitted to the ER with head trauma after falling from a height of 2 m. The on-call radiologist reported a displaced fracture at the spinous process of the C6 vertebra (red arrow, a). Another displaced fracture at the posterior and lateral wall of the right transverse foramen of the C6 vertebra was missed (blue arrows, b, c). Emergency physicians were informed about the fractures after a second review of CT images. CT angiography performed to rule out vertebral artery injury, revealed no vascular injury

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