Open AccessAssociation of Low-Dose Whole-Body Computed Tomography With Missed Injury Diagnoses and Radiation Exposure in Patients With Blunt Multiple Trauma
Author(s) -
Dirk Stengel,
Sven Mutze,
Claas Güthoff,
Moritz Weigeldt,
Konrad von Kottwitz,
Domenique Runge,
F. K. Razny,
Anna J Lücke,
Dirk K. Müller,
Axel Ekkernkamp,
T. Kahl
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5468
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomography , radiation exposure , blunt trauma , medical diagnosis , radiology , blunt , whole body imaging , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography
Initial whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) for screening patients with suspected blunt multiple trauma remains controversial and a source of excess radiation exposure.
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