2006
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.05.0664
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Imaging Utilization in the Era of the Hospitalist

Abstract: We found no decreases in the utilization of radiology resources by hospitalists. Given the increasing volume and importance of radiology in clinical decision making, there will be increased pressure to justify the costs of these studies. We believe that more data should be collected about the use of radiology resources.

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“…This is in contrast to USA where the utilization of ultrasound appears to be declining relative to CT.[79] These trends in USA have been attributed to changes in perception of physicians concerning the clinical usefulness of these technologies. [8]…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is in contrast to USA where the utilization of ultrasound appears to be declining relative to CT.[79] These trends in USA have been attributed to changes in perception of physicians concerning the clinical usefulness of these technologies. [8]…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Strategies to improve the early diagnostic accuracy and riskstratification of patients presenting with acute abdominal pain have included clinical scoring methods [5,6], blood and urinary markers [7,8], ultrasound and CT imaging [5,[9][10][11][12][13][14] and minimally-invasive surgery [15]. The complexity of presentation of acute abdominal pain has not produced a simple score that is clinically useful.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This pattern differs from the USA where general radiography takes a significant majority of 55-58%, followed by CT, 11-20%, and ultrasound contributes to only 11%. [27] The differences may be due to patient population characteristics and Uganda′s lower level of technology sophistication.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%