Deploying Clinical Process Improvement Strategies to Reduce Motion Artifacts and Expiratory Phase Scanning in Chest CT

Abstract We hypothesized that clinical process improvement strategies can reduce frequency of motion artifacts and expiratory phase scanning in chest CT. We reviewed 826 chest CT to establish the baseline frequency. Per clinical process improvement guidelines, we brainstormed corrective measures and...

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Main Authors: Ruhani Doda Khera, Ramandeep Singh, Fatemeh Homayounieh, Evan Stone, Travis Redel, Cristy A. Savage, Katherine Stockton, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Mannudeep K. Kalra, Subba R. Digumarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48423-7