Evaluation of an emergency radiology quality assurance program at a level I trauma center: Abdominal and pelvic CT studies

Radiology

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-46

  Yoon, Luke S ^a   Haims, Andrew H ^a   Brink, James A ^a   Rabinovici, Reuven ^a   Forman, Howard P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen,CT; Emergency radiology; Pelvis, CT; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0036089663     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2241011470     Document Type: Article

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