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Has pediatric CT at children's hospitals reached its peak?

Brent A Townsend¹, Michael J Callahan, David Zurakowski, George A Taylor.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: CT volumes at our institution have declined since 2005. The purpose of this article is to discuss the existence of any corresponding national trend.
CONCLUSION: CT utilization as a percentage of cross-sectional imaging studies has decreased steadily since 2003 in pediatric facilities across North America.

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Year: 2010 PMID： 20410402 DOI： 10.2214/AJR.09.3682

Source DB: PubMed Journal: AJR Am J Roentgenol ISSN： 0361-803X Impact factor: 3.959

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Has pediatric CT at children's hospitals reached its peak?

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2. Doctor, is a CT scan safe for my child?

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Review 5. CT utilization--trends and developments beyond the United States' borders.

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