Temporal trends in the use of diagnostic imaging for inpatients with pancreatic conditions: How much ionizing radiation are we using? | Zendy

Alexsander K. Bressan | Zendy; JeanFrançois Ouellet | Zendy; Divine Tanyingoh | Zendy; Elijah Dixon | Zendy; Gilaad G. Kaplan | Zendy; Sean Grondin | Zendy; Robert P. Myers | Zendy; Rachid Mohamed | Zendy; Chad G. Ball | Zendy

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Temporal trends in the use of diagnostic imaging for inpatients with pancreatic conditions: How much ionizing radiation are we using?

Author(s) -

Alexsander K. Bressan,

JeanFrançois Ouellet,

Divine Tanyingoh,

Elijah Dixon,

Gilaad G. Kaplan,

Sean Grondin,

Robert P. Myers,

Rachid Mohamed,

Chad G. Ball

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.006015

Subject(s) - medicine , ionizing radiation , magnetic resonance imaging , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , medical imaging , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , radiology , pancreatic cancer , retrospective cohort study , healthcare cost and utilization project , nuclear medicine , cancer , health care , pancreatitis , irradiation , physics , nuclear physics , economics , economic growth

Low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging has been indirectly linked with subsequent cancer and increased costs. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for defining pancreatic anatomy and complications. Our primary goal was to identify the temporal trends associated with diagnostic imaging for inpatients with pancreatic diseases.

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