OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to assess the dose of ionizing radiation delivered
through the use of unenhanced CT for suspected renal colic by determining the incidence of …

OBJECTIVE. This study is designed to assess the intraobserver and interobserver
agreements and the diagnostic performances of low-dose unenhanced multidetector CT …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to compare a low-dose abdominal CT protocol,
delivering a dose of radiation close to the dose delivered by abdominal radiography, with …

Purpose To determine radiation dose indexes for computed tomography (CT) performed
with renal colic protocols in the United States, including frequency of reduced-dose …

Katz et al. could be successfully implemented. Diel et al.[11] increased the pitch to either 2.5
or 3.0 when using a single-detector helical scanner by keeping the slice thickness constant …

Computed tomography (CT) is the diagnostic standard in Emergency Department evaluation
of suspected renal colic but delivers substantial radiation. We determined the frequency of …

AIM: The purpose of this study was to define and compare the radiation doses to patients
undergoing computed tomography (CT) or intravenous urography (IVU) for the investigation …

Purpose To determine the effect of reduced radiation (tube charge, measured as
milliamperes per second) protocols on the sensitivity and specificity of multidetector …

AIM: To evaluate whether computed tomography (CT) of the renal tract in suspected renal
colic using reduced exposure factors maintains diagnostic accuracy. METHODS …

PURPOSE: To determine retrospectively whether there had been any change between 1998
and 2002 in the use and outcome of computed tomography (CT) performed in the …