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The Quality/Safety Medical Index: a Standardized Method for Concurrent Optimization of Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Medical Imaging

Author: Bruce I. Reiner

Published in: Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine | Issue 6/2014

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Data analytics referable to quality and safety in medical practice have recently taken on increased importance as healthcare consumers push for increased healthcare accountability through increased data access, transparency, participation in medical decision-making, and payment models in which reimbursements are in part tied to quality [1‐4]. In medical imaging practice, radiation dose and image quality are critical components of these analyses, with the former gaining increased attention as computed tomography (CT) utilization and resulting radiation dose measures dramatically rise [5‐7]. …

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Title: The Quality/Safety Medical Index: a Standardized Method for Concurrent Optimization of Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Medical Imaging
Author: Bruce I. Reiner
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 2948-2925
Electronic ISSN: 2948-2933
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-014-9727-7

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