OPTimal IMAging strategy in patients suspected of non-traumatic pulmonary disease at the emergency department: chest X-ray or ultra-low-dose CT (OPTIMACT)—a randomised controlled trial chest X-ray or ultra-low-dose CT at the ED: design and rationale

OPTimal IMAging strategy in patients suspected of non-traumatic pulmonary disease at the emergency department: chest X-ray or ultra-low-dose CT (OPTIMACT)—a randomised controlled trial chest X-ray or ultra-low-dose CT at the ED: design and rationale

Abstract Background Chest X-ray has been the standard imaging method for patients suspected of non-traumatic pulmonary disease at the emergency department (ED) for years. Recently, ultra-low-dose chest computed tomography (ULD chest CT) has been introduced, which provides substantially more detailed...

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Main Authors: Inge A. H. van den Berk, Maadrika M. N. P. Kanglie, Tjitske S. R. van Engelen, Shandra Bipat, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Patrick M. M. Bossuyt, Wouter de Monyé, Jan M. Prins, Jaap Stoker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Subjects:
Ultra-low-dose chest CT
ULD chest CT
Microdose chest CT
Chest X-ray
Non-traumatic pulmonary disease
Non-traumatic chest disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41512-018-0038-1

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