Radiological outpatient' visits to avoid inappropriate cardiac CT examinations: an 8-year experience report.

Gianluca de Rubeis Livia Marchitelli Giulia Spano Federica Catapano Francesco Cilia Nicola Galea Iacopo Carbone Carlo Catalano Marco Francone

Published in: La Radiologia medica (2020)

Our study highlights the importance of a pre-radiological visit prior to CCTA, which prevented execution of 19.9% of inappropriate examinations. Age of prescribers had an impact on appropriateness, with younger doctors having a lower chance to not meet A indication.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
left ventricular
image quality
heart failure
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
pet ct