Safer radiologic imaging of otolaryngologic disease in children

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Tunkel, David E ^a   Wootton Gorges, Sandra L ^b   Wei, Julie L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; imaging; ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; SINUSITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD;

CHILD; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866010928     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812445728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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