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42voice-recognition MRI reports with errors (one radiologist)
In a 2010 MRI audit of 50 voice-recognition reports and 50 transcriptionist reports, 42 and 30 finalised voice-recognition reports for the two radiologists contained errors, against 6 and 8 transcriptionist reports.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Forty-two and 30 of the finalised VR reports for each of the radiologists investigated contained errors. Only 6 and 8 of the transcriptionist-generated reports contained errors.”
Voice recognition versus transcriptionist: Error rates and productivity in MRI reporting, Rodney H. Strahan and Michal Elisabeth Schneider-Kolsky, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 2010.
Open the original (DOI 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02193.x)- What it measures
- The sample was 50 reports from each method for two radiologists, from the same audit.
- What it does not show
- Two radiologists, retrospective, and an older voice recognition system. Its findings conflict with the Iowa study, so it is evidence that results vary.