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Appropriateness and imaging outcomes of ultrasound, CT, and MR in the emergency department: a retrospective analysis from an urban academic center.

Martina Zaguini FranciscoStephan AltmayerLucas CarlessoMatheus ZanonThales EymaelJose Eduardo LimaGuilherme WatteBruno Hochhegger
Published in: Emergency radiology (2024)
The prevalence of inappropriate imaging orders in the ED was 59.4% for US, 29.1% for CT, and 33.3% for MR. Appropriately ordered imaging was three times more likely to yield findings compatible with the initial diagnosis across all modalities.
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