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ReviewSurgical neurology international2021

Strategy to reduce radiation exposure in postoperative spinal computed tomography scans.

Anirudh Murthy, Ezriel Kornel, Seth Neubardt

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Review in Surgical neurology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

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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

1 citing paper 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.

Anirudh MurthyDepartment of Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook.
Ezriel KornelDepartment of Neurosurgery and.
Seth NeubardtDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York, West Harrison, New York, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhen diagnosing and treating spinal disorders, spine surgeons commonly utilize computed tomography (CT) scans preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively.

methodsThis article reviews the literature regarding the potentially harmful effects of X-rays, specifically from CT scans.

resultsThe risk for damaging DNA and developing cancer increases with increasing scan length (e.g., increasing amount of radiation received).

conclusionWhen assessing postoperative status, CT scans should be directed only through the area of specific interest to limit the total dose of radiation received by the patient.

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CancerComputed tomographyComputed tomography scansRadiationSpinal surgerySpine

Identifiers

PMID33948329
PMCPMC8088488

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