Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups
Objective This study aims to establish local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen and pelvis scans in adult patients within the Mangalore region, emphasizing variations in radiation dose metrics across body mass index (BMI) categories...
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| author | Jaseemudheen M. M. Raghuraja U. Sri Krishna U. Lathika Shetty Amita Dabholkar Chandana Ramachandraiah |
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Objective This study aims to establish local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen and pelvis scans in adult patients within the Mangalore region, emphasizing variations in radiation dose metrics across body mass index (BMI) categories. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a647c87afaad4e5e8a3086cd0a36c75c2025-08-20T01:51:25ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-380810.1055/s-0045-1806868Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI GroupsJaseemudheen M. M.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-7309Raghuraja U.1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4031-5547Sri Krishna U.2https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3584-1888Lathika Shetty3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4209-7210Amita Dabholkar4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-8422Chandana Ramachandraiah5https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3751-0908Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Nitte (Deemed to be university), K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Nitte (Deemed to be university), K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Nitte (Deemed to be university), K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Nitte (Deemed to be university), K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Technology, Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, PuneDepartment of MIT, A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India Objective This study aims to establish local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen and pelvis scans in adult patients within the Mangalore region, emphasizing variations in radiation dose metrics across body mass index (BMI) categories.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1806868body mass indexdiagnostic reference levelsdose descriptorsradiation dose optimizationmultiphase CT |
| spellingShingle | Jaseemudheen M. M. Raghuraja U. Sri Krishna U. Lathika Shetty Amita Dabholkar Chandana Ramachandraiah Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging body mass index diagnostic reference levels dose descriptors radiation dose optimization multiphase CT |
| title | Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups |
| title_full | Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups |
| title_fullStr | Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups |
| title_short | Establishing Diagnostic Reference Level for Adult Abdomen and Pelvis CT Scans: A Benchmarking Study across BMI Groups |
| title_sort | establishing diagnostic reference level for adult abdomen and pelvis ct scans a benchmarking study across bmi groups |
| topic | body mass index diagnostic reference levels dose descriptors radiation dose optimization multiphase CT |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1806868 |
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