IONIZING RADIATION IN ABDOMINAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: UNINDICATED MULTIPHASE SCANS ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE

INTRODUCTION: Computed tomography (CT) radiation exposure has come under increasing scrutiny due to dramatically increased utilization. Multiphase CT studies (repeated scanning before and after contrast injection) are potentially important, overlooked source of medically unnecessary radiation due to...

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Main Authors: Guite, Kristie M., Hinshaw, J. Louis, Ranallo, Frank N., Lindstrom, Mary J., Lee, Fred T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4131253/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22051457
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2011.05.011
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