The radiologist's conundrum: benefits and costs of increasing CT capacity and utilization - Opinion

被引:44
作者
Boland, Giles W. L. [1 ,2 ]
Guimaraes, Alexander S. [1 ,2 ]
Mueller, Peter R. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Med Sch, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiol, Boston, MA USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词
TOMOGRAPHY; STRATEGIES; SAFETY;
D O I
10.1007/s00330-008-1159-7
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
100231 [临床病理学]; 100902 [航空航天医学];
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:9 / 11
页数:3
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