Journal article
Single Center Experience With Application of the ALARA Concept to Serial Imaging Studies After Blunt Renal Trauma in Children—Is Ultrasound Enough?
Abstract
PURPOSE: After properly staged renal injury many children will undergo radiological reevaluation with computerized tomography, the modality frequently favored for its widespread availability and anatomical detail. The ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) concept attempts to balance the potential future risk of radiation induced malignancy with the added information obtained by the study. At our institution ultrasound has been increasingly …
Authors
Eeg KR; Khoury AE; Halachmi S; Braga LHP; Farhat WA; Bägli DJ; Salle JLP; Lorenzo AJ
Journal
Journal of Urology, Vol. 181, No. 4, pp. 1834–1840
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
4 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.juro.2008.12.007
ISSN
0021-0005