Fig. 12
From: Errors, discrepancies and underlying bias in radiology with case examples: a pictorial review
Location-related (type 9) error with under-reading. In a 28-year-old male patient with adrenalectomy, abdominal CECT was performed for evaluation of postoperative complications. Collection in the surgical area (blue arrow, a) and postoperative changes were reported. Although filling defects in the right pulmonary artery were involved in upper CT slices, they could not be noticed due to their locations (red arrows, a, b). As in this case, the marginal areas are prone to this type of error. There is also an accompanying under-reading error because the pulmonary emboli could be clearly seen and should have been reported