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J Am Coll Radiol ; 16(3): 295-301, 2019 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30082238

ABSTRACT

Patient-centric care has garnered the attention of the radiology community. The authors describe a patient-centric approach to iodinated contrast administration designed to optimize the diagnostic yield of contrast-enhanced CT while minimizing patient iodine load and exposure to ionizing radiation, thereby enhancing patient safety while providing reasonable diagnostic efficacy. Patient-centric CT hardware settings and contrast media administration are important considerations for clinical CT quality and safety.


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Contrast Media/administration & dosage , Patient Safety , Patient-Centered Care , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Humans , Radiation Exposure , Radiation Protection/methods
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Pediatr Radiol ; 44 Suppl 3: 519-24, 2014 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25304715

ABSTRACT

Modern CT is a powerful yet increasingly complex technology that continues to rapidly evolve; optimal clinical implementation as well as appropriate quality management and improvement in CT are challenging but attainable. This article outlines the organizational structure on which a CT quality management and improvement program can be built, followed by a discussion of common as well as pediatric-specific challenges. Organizational elements of a CT quality management and improvement program include the formulation of clear objectives; definition of the roles and responsibilities of key personnel; implementation of a technologist training, coaching and feedback program; and use of an efficient and accurate monitoring system. Key personnel and roles include a radiologist as the CT director, a qualified CT medical physicist, as well as technologists with specific responsibilities and adequate time dedicated to operation management, CT protocol management and CT technologist education. Common challenges in managing a clinical CT operation are related to the complexity of newly introduced technology, of training and communication and of performance monitoring. Challenges specific to pediatric patients include the importance of including patient size in protocol and dose considerations, a lower tolerance for error in these patients, and a smaller sample size from which to learn and improve.


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Models, Organizational , Pediatrics/organization & administration , Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administration , Quality Improvement/organization & administration , Radiation Protection/standards , Radiology/organization & administration , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/standards , Child , Humans , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Radiation Dosage , Radiometry/standards , United States
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