CT for Pediatric, Acute, Minor Head Trauma: Clinician Conformity to Published Guidelines
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CT for pediatric, acute, minor head trauma: clinician conformity to published guidelines.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2001, pediatric radiologists participating in a panel discussion on CT dose reduction suggested that approximately 30% of head CT examinations were performed unnecessarily. With increasing concern regarding radiation exposure to children and imaging costs, this claim warrants objective study. The purpose of this study was to test the null hypothesis that 30% of head CT...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Neuroradiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0195-6108,1936-959X
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3366