"Diagnostic Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Incorrect diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354 N02.421.450.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Diagnostic Errors- Diagnostic Errors
- Diagnostic Error
- Error, Diagnostic
- Errors, Diagnostic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnostic Errors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Insights into Radiology Malpractice Cases in the United States from the National Practitioner Data Bank. Radiology. 2026 Aug; 320(2):e253352.
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A multi-institutional rapid qualitative assessment of factors supporting diagnostic excellence in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2026 Sep; 21(9):1008-1016.
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Possible Diagnostic Error in Cervical Artery Dissection: Analysis of STOP-CAD Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 05 19; 15(10):e046408.
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A blast from the past: Incidental Pantopaque deposition in a patient with acute stroke who underwent successful thrombectomy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Dec; 34(12):108467.
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Measuring the association between diagnostic errors and neighborhood disadvantage. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul; 20(7):727-730.
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Mitigation of errors on an FDA-approved platform for cytomegalovirus viral load assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2024 07 16; 62(7):e0041624.
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Implementation of a Structured Process for Clinically Indicated Testing for Clostridioides difficile Infections in Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Nurs. 2023 May-Jun; 40(3):188-194.
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Diagnostic Error in the Critically Ill: A Hidden Epidemic? Crit Care Clin. 2022 Jan; 38(1):11-25.
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Pulmonary embolism initially misdiagnosed as perimyocarditis in a young patient. Ann Card Anaesth. 2022 Jan-Mar; 25(1):100-102.
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Safer Stroke-Dx Instrument: Identifying Stroke Misdiagnosis in the Emergency Department. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 07; 14(7):e007758.