Adding a photo of a face to x-ray images can reduce “wrong-patient” errors five-fold, a new study finds.
“X-rays can look alike, and if one patient’s images are confused with another before the radiologist sees them, it can be difficult for the radiologist to determine there is a mismatch,” said Dr. Srini Tridandapani, of Emory University and an author of the study.
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