The phrase "careful perusal" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to close examination or scrutiny of something such as a book, document, or report. For example, "After careful perusal of the contract, I discovered several discrepancies."
After a careful perusal of the menu at Ranch 1, we chose the Grilled Chicken Sandwich — wet pieces of fowl and lettuce in a limp envelope of dough.
Unless you spend your life jetting between European art capitals and international biennials, there is always new information to be gleaned from careful perusal of the fair's booths.
My own conclusion, reached purely on gut reaction and not from careful perusal of a warehouse-load of documents, is that many of the suspects, though probably not all, were guilty of something.
Only after our careful perusal of the voting instructions did we see that the registered voter without photo ID could swear by personal affidavit and be permitted to vote.
But a careful perusal of the Web site led me to suspect the 20-year-old company, based in Middleton, Wis., hadn't updated the design much since its beginnings some years back.
But a careful perusal of numbers finds the Spurs just as flawed as the Mavericks, their smaller in-state rivals, and it isn't only San Antonio's free-throw shooting percentage, fourth worst in the N.B.A. Big-game experience also comes into play.
It is essential to be more specific, however, about the factors other than careful and repeated perusal of the work of art itself that the contextualist holds are either necessary or extremely helpful in the appreciation of works of art: 1.
A perusal of the Twitter I.P.O.
The exotic terrane, on the other, elicited much affectionate perusal.
A perusal of Mr. Stark's greatest hits shows why.
A quick perusal of the pages confirmed their authenticity.
