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A significant number of major findings cannot be diagnosed without histology;<ref name=pmid16324191>{{Cite journal | last1 = Roulson | first1 = J. | last2 = Benbow | first2 = EW. | last3 = Hasleton | first3 = PS. | title = Discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnosis and the value of post mortem histology; a meta-analysis and review. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 47 | issue = 6 | pages = 551-9 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02243.x | PMID = 16324191 }}</ref> thus, without an autopsy they cannot be diagnosed. Autopsies can be regarded as a form of [[quality control]]. | A significant number of major findings cannot be diagnosed without histology;<ref name=pmid16324191>{{Cite journal | last1 = Roulson | first1 = J. | last2 = Benbow | first2 = EW. | last3 = Hasleton | first3 = PS. | title = Discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnosis and the value of post mortem histology; a meta-analysis and review. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 47 | issue = 6 | pages = 551-9 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02243.x | PMID = 16324191 }}</ref> thus, without a biopsy or an autopsy they cannot be diagnosed. Autopsies can be regarded as a form of [[quality control]]. | ||
One large review in ''JAMA'' suggests that approximately:<ref name=pmid12783916>{{cite journal |author=Brian Gallagher, Burton EC, McDonald KM, Goldman L |title=Changes in rates of autopsy-detected diagnostic errors over time: a systematic review |journal=JAMA |volume=289 |issue=21 |pages=2849–56 |year=2003 |pmid=12783916 |doi=10.1001/jama.289.21.2849}}</ref> | One large review in ''JAMA'' suggests that approximately:<ref name=pmid12783916>{{cite journal |author=Brian Gallagher, Burton EC, McDonald KM, Goldman L |title=Changes in rates of autopsy-detected diagnostic errors over time: a systematic review |journal=JAMA |volume=289 |issue=21 |pages=2849–56 |year=2003 |pmid=12783916 |doi=10.1001/jama.289.21.2849}}</ref> | ||