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By: Shirley Sze

Our local radiologist has definitely brought this problem to light for us especially in the use of CT scans and especially in young women of child bearing age. The article is very relevant in making us...

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By: DR. Rodney GLYNN-MORRIS

I would be happy to use MRIs when I find patients with lumbar problems & hard neurological signs BUT in Canada (which I believe has a similar number of MRIs to Egypt) this is impractical – CTs are...

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By: John Edworthy

I absolutely agree with this approach. I was fortunate to receive a copy of the Canadian Radiological Society manual of recommendations for imaging a few years ago. It was very useful in helping to...

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By: Edward Chiasson M.D.

the real question is what our patients would do if given $500 and the option of keeping the money or paying for the CT scan.

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By: Jennifer Yao

I agree with this approach. I recently discussed this with a radiologist friend who said a CT chest is equivalent to 100 chest x-rays in terms of radiation exposure.

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