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Special Report - Special Report - December 06, 2012
Guidelines could reduce unnecessary CT scans
Some cervical spine injuries could have been ruled out without imaging, study says

Newswise

A study conducted at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital has found that better use of commonly accepted diagnostic guidelines for detecting cervical spine injuries could reduce unnecessary computed tomography scans and spare patients from radiation exposure.

The study showed that a significant number of CT scans could have been avoided if physicians adhered to the National Emergency X-Radiology Study criteria, which aid emergency department physicians with determining whether C-spine inj...


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