Computed tomography imaging in the emergency department: Benefits, risks and risk ratios

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 463-464

  Barrett, Tyler W ^a   Schriger, David L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY COLIC; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80054968440     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. K.E. Kocher, W.J. Meurer, and R. Fazel National trends in use of computed tomography in the emergency department Ann Emerg Med 58 2011 452 462
2. Florida Medical Quality Assurance Incorporated (FMQAI), the Support Center for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program (HOP QDRP), and prepared by The Lewin Group, Imaging Measure Writers under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Measures OP-13, OP-14 and OP-15 Webinar http://www.hopqdrponline.com/ media/OutpatientImagingEfficiencyMeasures508Checked041211-1perslide.pdf April 20, 2011 Accessed August 23, 2011