Missed lung cancers carry medical, legal implications

November 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 11 Missed lung cancers carry medical, legal implications Both chest radiography and CT interpretations fall prey to mistakes in decision making, poor visualization, and atypical appearance Missed lung cancers carry medical, legal implications Both chest radiography and CT interpretations fall prey to mistakes in decision making, poor visualization, and atypical appearance Missed lung cancer is a source of great concern among radiologists and an important medicolegal challenge. Failing to diagnose lung cancer ranks second only to overlooking breast cancer as a cause of litigation among radiologists in the U.S. Lung cancer may be missed on either chest radiography or CT. Whereas most malpractice cases involve lesions overlooked on the former, a small but presumably increasing proportion are related to chest CT.

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