Journal article
Non-adherence to Recommendations for Further Testing after Outpatient CT and MRI
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nearly 1 in every 5 outpatient visits ends with a request for a diagnostic imaging test, and imaging reports often contain recommendations for further testing. Little is known about adherence to recommendations for further testing after outpatient computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study linking provincial administrative data to a cross-sectional audit of …
Authors
You JJ; Laupacis A; Newman A; Bell CM
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 123, No. 6, pp. 557.e1–557.e8
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.11.018
ISSN
0002-9343