Strategies to Overcome the Most Common Misses in Clinical Practice

Learning Outcomes and Modules

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Formulate a process for peer learning
• Discuss the potential and limitations of artificial intelligence for enhancing radiologist performance
• Identify how the appropriate use of standardized reporting systems such as LI-RADS® and TI-RADS™ can improve performance and reduce errors
• Recognize common misses and misdiagnoses in each discipline in radiology
• Describe strategies that assist in improving diagnosis in adult and pediatric radiology

Module 1—Noninterpretive

• Why We Miss Things: The Science of Perception—Jesse Courtier, MD
• Transitioning from Peer Review to Peer Learning: A How-to Guide—Danny Kim, MD

Module 2—Neuroradiology

• DWI: How to Be Right When It’s Bright—Anthony Kuner, MD
• Posttreatment Brain Tumor Imaging: Adding Value and Improving Performance—Brent Weinberg, MD
• Understanding Errors in Head and Neck Radiology: Practical Observations and Potential for Improvement—Philip Chapman, MD
• Avoiding Pitfalls at the Skull Base—Luke Ledbetter, MD

Module 3—Musculoskeletal Imaging

• Diseases of the Spinal Cord: How to Avoid Misdiagnosis—Jennifer McCarty, MD
• Spine Procedures: Avoiding Misadventures—Jonathan Baker, MD
• Avoiding Pitfalls in Pediatric Spine Imaging—Mai-Lan Ho, MD

Module 4—Leveraging Data and Technology

• Improving Radiologist Performance with Artificial Intelligence—Michael Richardson, MD
• Machines Are Human Too: Limitations of Artificial Intelligence—Thomas O’Neill, MD
• From Data to Diagnosis: An Abdominal Imager’s Perspective—John Leyendecker, MD
• Quality Initiatives To Improve Patient Outcomes—Rekha Mody, MD

Module 5—Technique and Reporting

• Using PI-RADS to Improve Performance—Steven Eberhardt, MD
• Using TI-RADS™ to Improve Performance—David Fetzer, MD
• See More with Optimized Abdominal CT Protocols—Avinash Kambadakone-Ramesh, MD

Module 6—Body Imaging

• Things We Miss in the Urinary Tract—David Childs, MD
• Things We Miss or Misdiagnose in the Pancreas—Desiree Morgan, MD
• Things We Miss or Misdiagnose in the Gastrointestinal Tract—Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, MD

Module 7—IR, ER, and Nuclear Medicine

• Coaching as a Strategy for Peer Learning in Interventional Radiology—Andrew Gunn, MD
• Neuroimaging—Michael Zapadka, MD
• Common Mistakes to Avoid in the ED: Body Imaging—Christina LeBedis, MD
• Common Errors in PET/CT Interpretation—Phillip Kuo, MD

Module 8—Women’s Imaging

• How to Avoid Breast Cancer Misses—Heather Greenwood, MD
• Challenges of Dense Breasts: Update on Supplemental Screening—Lilian Wang, MD
• Female Pelvic Masses: Tips to Avoid Misdiagnosis—Kimberly Shampain, MD
• Fetal MRI: Improving Diagnosis for Accurate Prenatal Counseling—Manjiri Dighe, MD

Module 9—Pediatric Imaging

• Nontraumatic Pediatric Chest Emergencies in Children: Lessons Learned—Apeksha Chaturvedi, MD
• Nontraumatic Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies: Keys to Diagnosis—Grace Phillips, MD
• Lumps and Bumps: Tips to Narrow Differential Diagnosis on Ultrasound of Extremities—Mahesh Thapa, MD