Rationale, aims, and objectives Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a valuable
reliability management tool that can preemptively identify the potential failures of a system …

With increasing deployment, complexity, and sophistication of equipment and related
processes within the clinical imaging environment, system failures are more likely to occur …

OBJECTIVE. Interpretive errors in diagnostic imaging result in significant patient morbidity
and mortality, but the importance of errors and process failures in the imaging cycle other …

Serious adverse events continue to occur in clinical practice, despite our best preventive
efforts. It is essential that radiologists, both as individuals and as a part of organizations …

Continuous quality improvement is a fundamental attribute of high-performing health care
systems. Quality improvement is an essential component of health care, with the current …

Purpose–This paper aims to apply the Six Sigma methodology to improve workflow by
eliminating the causes of failure in the medical imaging department of a private Turkish …

With progressive advancements in picture archiving and communication system (PACS)
technology, radiology practices frequently look toward system upgrades and replacements …

In this review article, the authors provide a detailed series of guidelines for effectively
performing root-cause analysis (RCA) and health failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) …

Delivering radiation therapy in an oncology setting is a high‐risk process where system
failures are more likely to occur because of increasing utilization, complexity, and …

Purpose: To introduce a new in‐house developed pneumatically controlled magnetic field
compatible manipulator as an aid to perform magnetic resonance (MR)‐guided biopsies of …