2016
Ureteral Stones: Implementation of a Reduced-Dose CT Protocol in Patients in the Emergency Department with Moderate to High Likelihood of Calculi on the Basis of STONE Score.
Moore CL, Daniels B, Singh D, Luty S, Gunabushanam G, Ghita M, Molinaro A, Gross CP. Ureteral Stones: Implementation of a Reduced-Dose CT Protocol in Patients in the Emergency Department with Moderate to High Likelihood of Calculi on the Basis of STONE Score. Radiology 2016, 280: 743-51. PMID: 26943230, PMCID: PMC5341691, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016151691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced-dose CTEmergency departmentUrologic interventionUreteral stonesHigher likelihoodDose CTAverage dose-length productSingle-center studyClinical prediction ruleDose-length productComputed tomography protocolStandard-dose CTInstitutional review boardHIPAA authorizationNonurologic causesPrimary outcomeClinical courseClinician's discretionDose reductionClinical reportsPatientsSTONE scoreCT protocolInformed consentReview board
2014
Radiation Dose Index of Renal Colic Protocol CT Studies in the United States: A Report from the American College of Radiology National Radiology Data Registry
Lukasiewicz A, Bhargavan-Chatfield M, Coombs L, Ghita M, Weinreb J, Gunabushanam G, Moore CL. Radiation Dose Index of Renal Colic Protocol CT Studies in the United States: A Report from the American College of Radiology National Radiology Data Registry. Radiology 2014, 271: 445-451. PMID: 24484064, PMCID: PMC5341688, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14131601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-length productDose indexRadiation dose indicesCT studiesMean dose-length productInstitutional review board approvalReview board approvalCT dose indexRenal colicMean ageSingle institutionCT examinationsAmerican CollegeData registryBoard approvalPatientsPatient habitusRegistryCTSpearman correlationUnited StatesExamination typesDescriptive statisticsInstitutional-level factorsIndex