Trends and patterns in the use of computed tomography in children and young adults in Catalonia — results from the EPI-CT study

Magda Bosch de Basea,J Salotti,Mark S. Pearce,Jordi Muchart,Luis Riera,Ignasi Barber,Salvador Pedraza,Marina Pardina,Antoni Capdevila,Ana Espinosa,Elisabeth Cardis

Trends and patterns in the use of computed tomography in children and young adults in Catalonia — results from the EPI-CT study

2016

Magda Bosch de Basea
J Salotti
Mark S. Pearce
Jordi Muchart
Luis Riera
Ignasi Barber
Salvador Pedraza
Marina Pardina
Antoni Capdevila
Ana Espinosa
Elisabeth Cardis

Background Although there are undeniable diagnostic benefits of CT scanning, its increasing use in paediatric radiology has become a topic of concern regarding patient radioprotection.

Keywords:

Radiology
Computed tomography
Pathology
Paediatric radiology
Young adult
Cohort study
Medicine
Epidemiology
Neuroradiology
tomography x ray computed
infant newborn

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