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- Title
Radiological imaging of patients with suspected urinary tract stones: national trends, diagnoses, and predictors.
- Authors
Westphalen, Antonio C; Hsia, Renee Y; Maselli, Judith H; Wang, Ralph; Gonzales, Ralph
- Abstract
Overutilization of computed tomography (CT) is a growing public health concern due to increasing health care costs and exposure to radiation; these must be weighed against the potential benefits of CT for improving diagnoses and treatment plans. The objective of this study was to determine the national trends of CT and ultrasound (US) utilization for assessment of suspected urolithiasis in emergency departments (EDs) and if these trends are accompanied by changes in diagnosis rates for urolithiasis or other significant disorders and hospitalization rates.
- Publication
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 7, p699
- ISSN
1553-2712
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01103.x