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Best practices in computerized tomography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22279724     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, ME, was a recipient of the Putting Patients First grant program offered by AHRA and Toshiba. This article presents an overview of the grant activities and the salient findings. The dual focus of the best practice initiative was to promote the physician use of the evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by the American College of Radiology and to determine ways to improve patient safety with an eye toward incorporating any best practice reported in the literature or recommended by bona fide experts in CT. Some of the resulting best practices consist of: optimizing scanning protocols and scanner settings, utilizing supplemental approaches to dose reduction, and referring patients to excellent online resources.
Authors:
Donna V Knightly; James N Place
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology management     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0198-7097     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiol Manage     Publication Date:    2010 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8001971     Medline TA:  Radiol Manage     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  16-23; quiz 24-5     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Lewistown, ME, USA. dknightly@stmarysmaine.com
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