Repeat Abdominal Imaging Examinations in a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Repeat Abdominal Imaging Examinations in a Tertiary Care Hospital Ivan K. Ip, MD, MPH, Koenraad J. Mortele, MD, Luciano M. Prevedello, MD, Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 125, Issue 2, Pages 155-161 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.03.031 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Trend of abdominal imaging studies by modality. CT=computed tomography; Fluoro=fluoroscopy; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; US=ultrasound. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 155-161DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.03.031) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Frequency of abdominal imaging examinations with repeat imaging. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 155-161DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.03.031) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions