Radiological errors will always happen, writes Giles Maskell. Acknowledging that is not the same as complacency I have been speaking to radiologists about error for several years. Recently I have had the opportunity to discuss the issues with other groups including lawyers, journalists, and regulators. Two questions tend to recur in these conversations. The first concerns the existence of an “acceptable” error rate in radiology. Is there one, and if so, what is it? My first response to this is: acceptable to whom? If I were a patient harmed as a result of misinterpreting my images, I would not regard that as “acceptable,” no matter how skilful the radiologist is most of the time. Nor is it “acceptable” to me as the radiologist. I hate getting things wrong. Yes, I know it happens, but …

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我到底是怎么错过的？

贾尔斯·马斯克尔写道，放射学错误总是会发生。承认这并不等同于自满，多年来我一直在与放射科医生谈论错误。最近我有机会与包括律师、记者和监管机构在内的其他团体讨论这些问题。这些对话中经常会出现两个问题。第一个问题涉及放射学中是否存在“可接受的”错误率。有吗？如果有，那是什么？我对此的第一反应是：谁可以接受？如果我是一名因误解图像而受到伤害的患者，无论放射科医生在大多数情况下多么熟练，我都不会认为这是“可接受的”。作为放射科医生，这对我来说也是“不能接受的”。我讨厌把事情搞错。是的，我知道会发生这种事，但是……