Elimination of pain improves specificity of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Determine whether the elimination of pain improves accuracy of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis. Study Design Retrospective cohort study.
DiNardo, Laurence J. +4 more
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Assessment of regional pediatric computed tomography dose indices in Tamil Nadu
Journal of Medical Physics, 2017 The aim of this article is to assess Tamil Nadu pediatric computed tomography (CT) diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) by collecting radiation dose data for the most commonly performed CT examinations.
A Saravanakumar +4 more
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Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Common Pediatric X-Ray Examinations in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2014 Introduction Given the fact that children are more sensitive to radiation, compared to adults, special attention needs to be paid to radiation protection in pediatric radiology.
Mohammad Taghi BahreyniToossi +1 more
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Prevalence of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus): coproantigen ELISA is a practicable alternative to faecal egg counting for surveillance in remote populations [PDF]
, 2016 Red deer (Cervus elaphus) are hosts of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica); yet, prevalence is rarely quantified in wild populations. Testing fresh samples from remote regions by faecal examination (FE) can be logistically challenging; hence, we appraise ...
Craine, Alexandra +8 more
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Evaluation of Impact of Factors Affecting CT Radiation Dose for Optimizing Patient Dose Levels
Diagnostics, 2020 The dose metrics and factors influencing radiation exposure for patients undergoing head, chest, and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans were investigated for optimization of patient dose levels. The local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) of adult
Ching-Ching Yang
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Methods and Protocols, 2023 In the past decades, we have witnessed tremendous developments in endovascular surgery. Nowadays, highly complex procedures are performed by minimally invasive means. A key point is equipment improvement.
Dorelly Tanayra Martinez Del Carmen +3 more
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Variabilities in X-ray diagnostic reference levels
European Radiology, 2020 To estimate the variability of X-ray diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) depending on the number of X-ray devices and data per device.Dose-area products (DAP) were collected by the national nuclear control agency from the 590 devices installed in 345 medical centers in the country. From 2015 to 2017, the number of chest (postero-anterior (PA) view alone,
Vanaudenhove, Thibault +4 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND:The need for a rapid, molecular test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) has prompted exploration of TB-LAMP (Eiken; Tokyo, Japan) for use in resource-limited settings.
Cattamanchi, Adithya +4 more
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Proposed values for diagnostic reference levels in intraoral dental radiography in Serbia [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation ProtectionValues for diagnostic reference levels are proposed for intraoral dental radiography in the Republic of Serbia. Proposed numbers for diagnostic reference levels were based on measurements on 119 intraoral units in clinical settings for an adult ...
Mirkov Zoran M. +2 more
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Радиационная гигиена, 2020 Optimization of medical exposure by substantiating the reference level of patients during diagnostic medical procedures in domestic health care requires harmonization with international recommendations.
M. V. Kalinina, T. V. Zhukova
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