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FDA Investigates the Safety of Brain Perfusion CT

Year: 2009

Type: editorial

Abstract: On October 8, 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an initial notification regarding a safety investigation of facilities performing brain perfusion CT (PCT) scans. This alert indicated that the FDA had become aware of radiation overexposures during PCT imaging performed to

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1967

Authors: M. Wintermark, M.H. Lev

Institutions: Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Virginia Medical Center, University of Virginia

Language: English

Topic: Radiation Dose and Imaging

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2002303177

Cites: 19

Cited by: 110

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