According to a new study, the most common cause of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against radiologists is the misdiagnosis of breast cancer. That error accounted for the majority of cases in a study that was published in Radiology, a medical journal.<\/p>\n
The researchers studied 4,793 medical malpractice lawsuits naming 2,680 radiologists as defendants. Most of the lawsuits claimed that the radiologist did not detect visible lesions in mammograms and therefore failed to recommend further testing for breast cancer. Failure to test for breast cancer early on allows it to spread through the body untreated, making the cancer less responsive to later treatment.<\/p>\n
Another common cause of medical malpractice lawsuits against radiologists is a failure of communication with the physician treating the patient. Often the treating physician detects lesions and refers the patient to a radiologist, but does not communicate the fact that he or she has already detected lesions; thus, the radiologist may (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to a new study, the most common cause of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against radiologists is the misdiagnosis of breast cancer. That error accounted for the majority of cases in a study that was published in Radiology, a medical…<\/span><\/p>\n