Quality Control

"Quality Control" 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.

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A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D011786
MeSH Number(s)	J01.897.608
Concept/Terms	Quality Control Quality Control Control, Quality Controls, Quality Quality Controls

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Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Technology [J01.897]
Quality Control [J01.897.608]

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Quality Control
Laboratory Proficiency Testing

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Bar chart showing 113 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2003

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	4	4
2002	0	9	9
2003	0	12	12
2004	1	1	2
2005	0	5	5
2006	2	5	7
2007	0	3	3
2008	2	3	5
2009	0	5	5
2010	0	5	5
2011	0	5	5
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	4	5
2015	0	5	5
2016	1	4	5
2017	0	4	4
2018	2	1	3
2019	0	6	6
2020	0	3	3
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	1	2	3
2024	2	0	2

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Karaseva AO, Stickle DF. Time-of-day dependence of running averages for some components of metabolic panels at our hospital: Relation to strategy for patient-based quality control. Clin Chim Acta. 2024 May 15; 558:119667.

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Mihailidis DN, Stratis A, Gingold E, Carlson R, DeForest W, Gray J, Lally MT, Pizzutiello R, Rong J, Spelic D, Hilohi MC, Massoth R. AAPM Task Group Report 261: Comprehensive quality control methodology and management of dental and maxillofacial cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) systems. Med Phys. 2024 May; 51(5):3134-3164.

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Stickle DF. Example of use of clock time-dependent targets for patient-based quality control. Ann Clin Biochem. 2024 01; 61(1):39-47.

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Little K, Reiser I, Apgar B, Dalal P, Dave J, Fisher R, Hulme K, Jafari ME, Marshall E, Meyer S, Moore Q, Murphy N, Nishino T, Nye K, O'Donnell K, Sabol J, Sanchez A, Sensakovic W, Tarbox L, Uzenoff R, Walz-Flannigan A, Willis C, Zhang J. AAPM task group report 305: Guidance for standardization of vendor-neutral reject analysis in radiography. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 May; 24(5):e13938.

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Miller CPK, Muller J, Noecker AM, Matias C, Alizadeh M, McIntyre C, Wu C. Automatic Segmentation of Parkinson Disease Therapeutic Targets Using Nonlinear Registration and Clinical MR Imaging: Comparison of Methodology, Presence of Disease, and Quality Control. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2023; 101(2):146-157.

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Nourzadeh H, Hui C, Ahmad M, Sadeghzadehyazdi N, Watkins WT, Dutta SW, Alonso CE, Trifiletti DM, Siebers JV. Knowledge-based quality control of organ delineations in radiation therapy. Med Phys. 2022 Mar; 49(3):1368-1381.

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Xu J, Crossley E, Wagenfuehr J, Mitui M, Londin E, Patel K, Park JY. Control Charting Genomic Data. J Appl Lab Med. 2021 07 07; 6(4):892-901.

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White MD, McDowell MM, Agarwal N, Greene S. Shunt infection and malfunction in patients with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):518-524.

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Scott RT, de Ziegler D. Introduction: Key performance indicators in assisted reproductive technologies. Fertil Steril. 2020 07; 114(1):4-5.

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Hubbard JA, Smith BE, Sobolesky PM, Kim S, Hoffman MA, Stone J, Huestis MA, Grelotti DJ, Grant I, Marcotte TD, Fitzgerald RL. Validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method to detect cannabinoids in whole blood and breath. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020 04 28; 58(5):673-681.

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