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Application of failure mode and effect analysis in a radiology department.

February 1, 2011

Thornton E, Brook OR, Mendiratta-Lala M, et al. RadioGraphics. 2010;31(1):281-293.

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This commentary introduces the failure mode and effects analysis process developed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety and reviews its usefulness in the context of clinical magnetic resonance imaging.

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