Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3283606 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Regardless of age, patients with severe acute pancreatitis undergo more abdominopelvic CTs as inpatients and outpatients and are exposed to higher doses of radiation compared with patients with less severe disease. Awareness of CT ordering patterns for patients with acute pancreatitis may aid in the development of alternate imaging strategies to reduce radiation exposure in this population, especially for younger patients.
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Authors
Desiree E. Morgan, Caroline M. Ragheb, Mark E. Lockhart, Barrett Cary, Naomi S. Fineberg, Lincoln L. Berland,