Evaluation of the appropriate use of chest CT-Scans in the diagnosis of hospitalized patients in shiraz teaching hospitals, Southern Iran

Abstract Purpose During recent years, overuse of medical imaging especially computed tomography has become a serious concern. We evaluated the suitable usage of chest computed tomography (CT)-scan, in patients hospitalized in emergency and medical wards of two teaching hospitals of Shiraz University...

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Main Authors: Ramiz Kamrani, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Seyed Masoom Masoompour, Seiyed Mohammad Ali Ghayumi, Reza Jalli, Sepideh Khederzadeh, Amirhossein Erfani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-022-00381-0