2020
Meeting ACR Dose Guidelines for CT Lung Cancer Screening in an Overweight and Obese Population
Peng R, Mardakhaev E, Shmukler A, Levsky J, Haramati L. Meeting ACR Dose Guidelines for CT Lung Cancer Screening in an Overweight and Obese Population. Academic Radiology 2020, 28: 381-386. PMID: 32284173, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexLung cancer screeningBMI classificationDose guidelinesObese patientsDose metricsObese populationCancer screeningLung cancerCT lung cancer screeningRadiation doseMedian effective doseLow radiation doseMass indexStudy populationAmerican CollegeObesity epidemicDose requirementsEffective doseClinical programsPatientsDoseWomenSignificant differencesCTDIvol
2015
ACR White Paper–Based Comprehensive Dose Reduction Initiative Is Associated With a Reversal of the Upward Trend in Radiation Dose for Chest CT
Rawat U, Cohen S, Levsky J, Haramati L. ACR White Paper–Based Comprehensive Dose Reduction Initiative Is Associated With a Reversal of the Upward Trend in Radiation Dose for Chest CT. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2015, 12: 1251-1256. PMID: 26482816, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2015.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCohort StudiesDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementRadiation DosageRadiation MonitoringRadiation ProtectionRadiography, ThoracicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSocieties, MedicalTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsDose reduction strategiesChest CTMean doseACR White PaperRadiation doseRadiation exposureAdult chest CTHigh-pitch techniqueInstitutional review board approvalOverall mean doseReview board approvalLow tube voltageDose reduction programPrimary outcomeBoard approvalDose trendsAuthors' departmentEffective doseInformed consentDoseVigilant useStudy periodCTTotal exposureReduction programs
2010
Radiation Exposure From Medical Imaging in Patients With Chronic and Recurrent Conditions
Stein E, Haramati L, Bellin E, Ashton L, Mitsopoulos G, Schoenfeld A, Amis E. Radiation Exposure From Medical Imaging in Patients With Chronic and Recurrent Conditions. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2010, 7: 351-359. PMID: 20439078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary thromboembolic diseaseRenal colicThromboembolic diseaseCardiac diseaseTotal effective dosesRadiation exposureRecurrent conditionEffective dosesProportion of patientsMedical radiation exposureCumulative radiation dosesOrgan-specific dosesRadiation dosesTotal effective doseDiagnostic cohortIndividual patientsPatientsHydrocephalusDiagnostic strategiesEffective doseDiseaseChronicColicDosesCohortSuccess of a safe and simple algorithm to reduce use of CT pulmonary angiography in the emergency department.
Stein E, Haramati L, Chamarthy M, Sprayregen S, Davitt M, Freeman L. Success of a safe and simple algorithm to reduce use of CT pulmonary angiography in the emergency department. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2010, 194: 392-7. PMID: 20093601, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAngiographyChi-Square DistributionContrast MediaFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleGadolinium DTPAHumansInservice TrainingMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary EmbolismPulmonary MedicineRadiation DosageRadiation InjuriesRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiologyRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmergency department patientsPulmonary embolismQ scanningDepartment patientsRadiation exposureEffective doseUnderwent chest radiographyEducational interventionVentilation-perfusion scanningCT pulmonary angiographyMean effective doseEmergency medicine departmentRadiation effective doseMean radiation effective doseFalse-negative findingsResults of CTPAClinical suspicionSubsequent thromboembolismPulmonary angiographyEmergency departmentCT pulmonaryPractice patternsChest radiographyChest radiographsCTPA examinations