2010
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
2008
Ethical Trials to Determine the Risks and Benefits of Radiation Exposure from Coronary CT Angiography
Haramati L. Ethical Trials to Determine the Risks and Benefits of Radiation Exposure from Coronary CT Angiography. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2008, 5: 1073-1076. PMID: 18812151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.05.004.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCoronary CT angiographyArtery diseaseCT angiographyFuture patientsRadiation exposureManagement of patientsDiagnostic radiation exposureRadiation-related cancerCommon causeAmerican CollegeDiagnostic radiationClinical researchPatientsAngiographyMedical researchRiskGenetic damageDiseaseHeritable genetic damageExposureEthical trialsCancerTrialsBenefits