Is it time for a dedicated pediatric MRI ACR accreditation program?

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 274-278

  Serai, Suraj D ^a   Jones, Blaise V ^a   Podberesky, Daniel J ^a   Coley, Brian ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR accreditation; MRI; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM;

ACCREDITATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OHIO; PEDIATRICS; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 84875729269     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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