How has imaging of the head, neck and spine changed over 5 years in a district general hospital?
| Autor: | A. P. J. Thomson, Hazel J. Bunn, Robert E. Pugh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hospitals General Secondary outcome Predictive Value of Tests Seizures Outcome Assessment Health Care Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Statistical analysis General hospital Child Retrospective Studies Neuroradiology Radiology Department Hospital business.industry Ultrasound Headache Infant Newborn Head neck Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spine Head and Neck Neoplasms Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Case note Radiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business Head Neck |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Radiology. 32:110-113 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1998 0301-0449 1992-1993 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00247-001-0584-4 |
| Popis: | Over recent years, MRI has become the imaging modality of choice for examination of the head, neck and spine.The primary objective was to compare the clinical benefit of CT with MRI for children being investigated at a district general hospital. Secondary outcome measures were the change in amount of and indications for imaging.This was a retrospective case note review of two 1-year periods. Clinical benefit was determined according to the diagnostic ability of the investigation. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test.In 1992-1993 (period I) there were 74 CT scans, (40 boys, median age 3.4 years, range 0-18.0 years). In 1996-1997 (period II) there were 104 scans (50 CT, 54 MRI; 49 boys, median age 6.2 years, range 0.2-16.7 years). Imaging increased by 40% between the two periods. MRI gave enhanced clinical benefit over CT (P0.02). Within period II, indications for CT differed from MRI (P0.01). For CT there was no change in indications or rate of diagnosis between the two periods (P0.2).MRI improves clinical benefit over CT. Imaging increased over 5 years with different indications for CT and MRI. |
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