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Body CT: technical advances for improving safety.

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Marin, D; Nelson, RC; Rubin, GD; Schindera, ST
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
July 2011

OBJECTIVE: In this review, we attempt to address many of the issues that are related to ensuring patient benefit in body CT, balancing the use of ionizing radiation and iodinated contrast media. We attempt to not only summarize the literature but also make recommendations relevant to CT protocols, including the technical parameters of both the scanner and the associated contrast media. CONCLUSION: Although CT is a powerful tool that has transformed the practice of medicine, the benefits are accompanied by important risks. Radiologists must understand these risks and the strategies available to minimize them as well as the risks associated with contrast medium delivery in abdominal CT.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

July 2011

Volume

197

Issue

1

Start / End Page

33 / 41

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Whole Body Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiometry
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Marin, D., Nelson, R. C., Rubin, G. D., & Schindera, S. T. (2011). Body CT: technical advances for improving safety. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 197(1), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.11.6755
Marin, Daniele, Rendon C. Nelson, Geoffrey D. Rubin, and Sebastian T. Schindera. “Body CT: technical advances for improving safety.AJR Am J Roentgenol 197, no. 1 (July 2011): 33–41. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.11.6755.
Marin D, Nelson RC, Rubin GD, Schindera ST. Body CT: technical advances for improving safety. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jul;197(1):33–41.
Marin, Daniele, et al. “Body CT: technical advances for improving safety.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 197, no. 1, July 2011, pp. 33–41. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/AJR.11.6755.
Marin D, Nelson RC, Rubin GD, Schindera ST. Body CT: technical advances for improving safety. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jul;197(1):33–41.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

July 2011

Volume

197

Issue

1

Start / End Page

33 / 41

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Whole Body Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiometry
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences