[HTML][HTML] Approaches to reduce medical imaging departments' environmental impact: A scoping review

SS Ghotra, M Champendal, L Flaction, RT Ribeiro… - Radiography, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Global warming stands as a paramount public health issue of our time, and it is
fundamental to explore approaches to green medical imaging departments/(MID). This study …

Accounting for radiation exposure from previous CT exams while deciding on the next exam: What do referring clinicians think?

MM Rehani, K Applegate, T Bodzay, CH Kim… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To obtain clinicians' views of the need to account for radiation exposure from
previous CT scans and the advisability of a regulatory mechanism to control the number of …

[HTML][HTML] Reject analysis in digital radiography and computed tomography: a belgian imaging department case study

L Haddad, H Saleme, N Howarth… - Journal of the Belgian …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Reject analysis is usually performed in digital radiography (DR) for quality
assurance. Data for computed tomography (CT) rejects remains sparse. The aim of this …

Applying a new CT quality metric in radiology: how CT pulmonary angiography repeat rates compare across institutions

S Rose, B Viggiano, R Bour, C Bartels… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To quantify overall CT repeat and reject rates at five institutions and investigate
repeat and reject rates for CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). Methods In this retrospective …

Development of Acceptable Quality Dose (AQD) and image quality-related diagnostic reference levels for common computed tomography investigations in a tertiary …

M Yaseen, T Nishtar, MH Kharita, B Khan… - Japanese Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To describe the first experience of patient dose optimization in developing AQD,
SSDE and image quality-related DRLs for common CT examinations in the adult age group …

The Effect of Scan Length on Effective Dose in Emergency Brain CT Scans in Pediatric Patients

E Emekli, EZ Altınkaya - Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
The most significant source of human-made radiation is the radiation generated by
techniques used in medicine nowadays. This study aimed to investigate the necessity of …

[HTML][HTML] An actionable metric for Radiology workflow that opens exam slots and reduces contrast waste

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You don't have to be a domain expert to understand that when a CT technologist repeats a
scan, the exam will take longer. If the exam administered iodinated contrast agent, a repeat …