Missed Nodules
l Failure of search
l nodule never scanned by viewer’s eye
l “Tunnel vision” (looking for something else)
l Satisfaction of search (“instant happiness” syndrome)
l Failure of perception
l area of nodule scanned but no nodule is recognized
l most common cause of a true miss
l failure to compare with old films
l Errors of interpretation
l nodule noted but interpreted as something else