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