Variability in imaging utilization in U.S. pediatric hospitals

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• 作者：Ryan W. Arnold (1)
  Dionne A. Graham (23)
  Patrice R. Melvin (3)
  George A. Taylor (1) george.taylor@childrens.harvard.edu
• 关键词：Children &#8211 ; Diagnostic imaging &#8211 ; Imaging utilization &#8211 ; Medical costs
• 刊名：Pediatric Radiology
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：July 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：41
• 期：7
• 页码：867-874
• 全文大小：213.7 KB
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• 作者单位：1. Department of Radiology, Children鈥檚 Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA2. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA3. Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Children鈥檚 Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Imaging and Radiology
  Pediatrics
  Neuroradiology
  Nuclear Medicine
  Ultrasound
  Oncology
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-1998

文摘

Background Use of medical imaging is under scrutiny because of rising costs and radiation exposure. We compare imaging utilization and costs across pediatric hospitals to determine their variability and potential determinants.