Radiation from CT and perfusion scanning in pregnancy

BMJ

Volumn 331, Issue 7512, 2005, Pages 350-

  Cook, j Valmai ^a   Kyriou, John ^b  

^a EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23444450441     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7512.350     Document Type: Article

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