CT utilization abruptly increases at age 18 among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in the hospital.

CT utilization abruptly increases at age 18 among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in the hospital.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) are frequently exposed to computed tomography (CT). Each CT exposes patients to radiation that cumulatively could increase the risk of malignancy, particularly in younger patients. We aim to study the effect of age on CT use in IBD patients seen in the E...

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Main Authors: Shail M Govani, Peter D R Higgins, Joel H Rubenstein, Ryan W Stidham, Akbar K Waljee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5875842?pdf=render

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