Published January 1980
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Journal article
Oblique view: an unnecessary component of the initial adult lumbar spine examination
- 1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Description
A retrospective study was undertaken to determine the diagnostic contribution of oblique views in 200 consecutive lumbar spine examinations done in adults. In four cases (two percent) there was a change in the radiographic interpretation when the oblique views were used for diagnosis. Considering the low diagnostic and therapeutic yield, as well as the gonadal radiation dose, the authors feel that the oblique view should not be a routine part of the initial lumbar spine examination in adults
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 134
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Radiology.
- Journal Page Range
- 45-47
- ISSN
- 0033-8419
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 13674868
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; VERTEBRAE
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MEDICINE; ORGANS; SKELETON