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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2012

Low-dose cardiovascular computed tomography: where are the limits?

Paul Schoenhagen, Carla M Thompson, Sandra S Halliburton

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Paul SchoenhagenCleveland Clinic, Imaging Institute and Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA. schoenp1@ccf.org
Carla M Thompson
Sandra S Halliburton

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its introduction in the 1970s, diagnostic computed tomography (CT) imaging has grown rapidly and developed into a standard diagnostic test for a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions. Although this has undoubtedly led to improved medical care, it has also been associated with a significant increase in population-based radiation exposure and the potential downstream increase in cancer is a justified concern. For cardiovascular CT, new CT scanner technologies were initially directed toward maximizing image quality rather than minimizing radiation exposure. Only more recently have technologic advances yielded dose-saving protocols for cardiovascular applications, with impressive reduction of radiation exposure. The achievable limits of population-based exposure are dependent on responsible, evidence-based use of CT for cardiovascular imaging as well as exploitation of available and emerging dose-saving strategies.

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Age FactorsBody Mass IndexCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedRadiation DosageRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray Computed

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