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Články z EurekAlertAcademic medical center finds significant amount of inappropriate CT and MRI referrals from primary care physicians

1. 3 2010 (06:00)

A large academic medical center has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies are inappropriate (based upon evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by a radiology benefits management company), according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.