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Updated Australian diagnostic reference levels for adult CT

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2020
Introduction In 2018, ARPANSA published updated national DRLs for adult CT, which were first published in 2012, and augmented the national DRL categories. This paper presents the updated national DRLs and describes the process by which they were produced.
Kam L. Lee, Toby Beveridge, Masoumeh Sanagou, Peter Thomas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

National Diagnostic Reference Levels for Nuclear Medicine in Kuwait

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 2021
Visual Abstract The diagnostic reference level (DRL) is a patient-exposure optimization tool used to evaluate and provide guidance for radiation doses in medical imaging.
Mashari Alnaaimi, Mousa Alduaij, Musab Algaily, Fisal Shanawey, T. Mohammedzein, F. Alkandri, Mohamed Shaban, Saud A. Alenezi   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Reference Levels in Mammography in the Asian Context

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among the female population globally. Therefore, early detection is helpful for effective treatments and to reduce the mortality rate.
Chamudi Ishara Rajamuni, Bimali Sanjeevani Weerakoon   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Neurological Events in Children With Hemoglobin SC Disease: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurological manifestations in children with hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease remain insufficiently characterized, particularly regarding acute events. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum and frequency of acute neurological events in a multicenter cohort of children with HbSC disease.
Célia Paulmin, Bérengère Koehl, Audrey Maudoux, Hanine Mansour, Marie‐Hélène Odievre, Nathalie Garrec, Emilie Georget, Cécile Arnaud, Slimane Allali, Lydia Doumdo, Marie Belloy, Corinne Guitton   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local diagnostic reference levels for routine chest X-ray examinations at a public sector hospital in central South Africa

Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 2021
Background Dose optimisation is a radiation protection guideline recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) for adherence to the ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ (ALARA) principle.
Maurice Junda, H. Muller, H. Friedrich-Nel   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ewing Sarcoma in Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age: A French Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewing sarcoma, the second most common primary bone cancer in children, requires intensive treatment that may lead to significant long‐term sequelae, particularly in infants. We retrospectively analyzed data from 1621 French patients treated between 1988 and 2015 within the EW88/93/97 or EE99 trials, focusing on 17 infants diagnosed before 24 ...
Elodie Verdier, Nathalie Cozic, Marie‐Dominique Tabone, Gaelle Pierron, Perrine Marec‐Berard, Sarah Winter, Gabriel Revon‐Rivière, Cyril Lervat, Dominique Plantaz, Marie‐Pierre Castex, Gregory Guimard, Estelle Thebaud, Stephanie Proust, Laure Saumet, Natacha Entz‐Werle, Sophie Taque, Cécile Vérité, Marta Jimenez, Nathalie Gaspar   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The establishment of computed tomography diagnostic reference levels in Portugal [PDF]

Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2013
The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency of Portuguese computed tomography (CT) examinations, identify protocol application and establish diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). CT departments (n=211) were surveyed nationally (June 2011-January 2012) and CT protocol information and dose data were collected, as were retrospective age ...
Santos, Joana, Foley, Shane J., Paulo, Graciano, McEntee, Mark F., Rainford, Louise A.   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Estudo dos níveis de referência de diagnóstico para procedimentos de tomografia computadorizada no estado de Santa Catarina [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Florianópolis, 2014.A Radiação Ionizante (RI) é conhecida por causar danos aos tecidos humanos e seu uso é cada ...
Savi, Matheus Brum Marques Bianchi
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