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Routine whole body CT of high energy trauma patients leads to excessive radiation exposure
BACKGROUND: Whole body computed tomography (WBCT) is an important adjunct in trauma care, which is often part of standard protocol in initial management of trauma patients. However, WBCT exposes patients to a significant dose of radiation. The use of WBCT was assessed in a modern trauma cohort in Sw...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729033/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26817669 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-016-0199-2 |