IAEA survey of pediatric CT practice in 40 countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa: Part 1, frequency and appropriateness

• Main Authors: Vassileva J., Rehani M., Al-Dhuhli H., Al-Naemi H., Al-Suwaidi J., Appelgate K., Arandjic D., Bashier E., Beganovic A., Benavente T., Bieganski T., Dias S., El-Nachef L., Faj D., Gamarra-Sánchez M., Garcia-Aguilar J., Gbelcová L., Gershan V., Gershkevitsh E., Gruppetta E., Hustuc A., Ivanovic S., Jauhari A., Kharita M., Kharuzhyk S., Khelassi-Toutaoui N., Khosravi H., Khoury H., Kostova-Lefterova D., Kralik I., Liu L., Mazuoliene J., Mora P., Muhogora W., Muthuvelu P., Novak L., Pallewatte A., Shaaban M., Shelly E., Stepanyan K., Teo E., Thelsy N., Visrutaratna P., Zaman A., Zontar D.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84860337424&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/42849
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of pediatric CT in 40 less-resourced countries and to determine the level of appropriateness in CT use. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Data on the increase in the number of CT examinations during 2007 and 2009 and appropriate use of CT examina...