Imaging of pregnant and lactating patients: Part 1, evidence-based review and recommendations

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 778-784

  Wang, Page I ^a   Chong, Suzanne T ^a   Kielar, Ania Z ^b   Kelly, Aine M ^a   Knoepp, Ursula D ^a   Mazza, Michael B ^a   Goodsitt, Mitchell M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency radiology; Evidence based radiology; Lactation; Pregnancy; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MILK LEVEL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FETUS RISK; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; LACTATION; MILK LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC TRAUMA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPLEEN RUPTURE; TERATOGENESIS;

ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859123106     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.7405     Document Type: Review

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