Journal article
Impact of clinical history on choice of abdominal/pelvic CT protocol in the Emergency Department
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Radiologists and other specialty consultants play a role in diagnosing patients with acute abdominal conditions. Numerous Computed Tomography (CT) protocols are available and radiologists' choices are influenced by the clinical history provided. We hypothesize that the quality of the initial communication between referring physicians and radiologists greatly affects the utilization of health resources and subsequent patient care. …
Authors
Dang W; Stefanski PD; Kielar AZ; El-Khodary M; van der Pol C; Thornhill R; Jaberi A; Fu AYN; McInnes MD
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 13, No. 8,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0201694
ISSN
1932-6203