Success 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