Abdominal Computed Tomography During Pregnancy: A Review of Indications and Fetal Radiation Exposure Issues

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-7

  Shetty, Mahesh K ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FETUS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; STILLBIRTH;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73949087564     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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