Imaging the pregnant patient for nonobstetric conditions: Algorithms and radiation dose considerations

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1705-1722

  Patel, Shital J ^a   Reede, Deborah L ^a   Katz, Douglas S ^b   Subramaniam, Raja ^a   Amorosa, Judith K ^c  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; APPENDICITIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INJURY; IONIZING RADIATION; LACTATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; UROLITHIASIS;

ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; APPENDICITIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; LACTATION; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; UROLITHIASIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36849057737     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.276075002     Document Type: Review

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