Towards the Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Saudi Arabia: Review and Opinion

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Khalid M. Aloufi ◽  
Fahad H. Alhazmi ◽  
Osama M. Abdulaal ◽  
Abdualaziz A. Qurashi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels

scholarly journals Establishment of diagnostic reference levels for CT trunk examinations in the western region of Saudi Arabia

2014 ◽  
Vol 167 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz A. Qurashi ◽  
Louise A. Rainford ◽  
Shane J. Foley
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
The Western Region

New french diagnostic reference levels: Let's take stock of our daily practices!

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Ognard ◽  
David Bourhis ◽  
René Anxionnat ◽  
Douraied Ben Salem
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels

Diagnostic Reference Levels for Common Orthopedic Hand and Wrist Procedures Using Intraoperative mini C-arm Fluoroscopy

Hand ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 155894472199425
Author(s):  
Kiran R. Madhvani ◽  
Matthew J. R. Clark ◽  
Alex A. J. Kocheta
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Fracture Fixation ◽  
Wrist Fracture ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
Audit Data ◽  
Small Joint ◽  
Open Fixation ◽  
Phalangeal Fracture

Background: Diagnostic reference levels are radiation dose levels in medical radiodiagnostic practices for typical examinations for groups of standard-sized individuals for broadly defined types of equipment. This study aimed to contribute to national diagnostic reference levels for common hand and wrist procedures using mini C-arm fluoroscopy. Small joint and digital fracture procedure diagnostic reference levels have not been reported in significant numbers previously with procedure-level stratification. Methods: Data were collected from fluoroscopy logbooks and were cross-referenced against the audit log kept on fluoroscopy machines. A total of 603 procedures were included. Results: The median radiation dose for wrist fracture open fixation was 2.73 cGycm2, Kirschner wiring (K-wiring) procedures was 2.36 cGycm2, small joint arthrodesis was 1.20 cGycm2, small joint injections was 0.58 cGycm2, and phalangeal fracture fixation was 1.05 cGycm2. Conclusions: Wrist fracture fixation used higher radiation doses than phalangeal fracture fixation, arthrodeses, and injections. Injections used significantly less radiation than the other procedures. There are significant differences in total radiation doses when comparing these procedures in hand and wrist surgery. National and international recommendations are that institutional audit data should be collected regularly and should be stratified by procedure type. This study helps to define standards for this activity by adding to the data available for wrist fracture diagnostic reference levels and defining standards for digital and injection procedures.

scholarly journals A comparison of age-dependent entrance skin doses in pediatric chest exams with diagnostic reference levels for the Antioquia region of Colombia

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Morales ◽  
W. Jaramillo ◽  
J.A. Puerta ◽  
A. Arrieta ◽  
L. Moncada
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Pediatric Chest ◽  
Skin Doses

NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN KUWAIT

2021 ◽  
pp. jnmt.121.262175
Author(s):  
Mashari Alnaaimi ◽  
Mousa Alduaij ◽  
Musab Algaily ◽  
Fisal Shanawey ◽  
Talal Mohammedzein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels

Establishing local diagnostic reference levels for adult computed tomography in Morocco

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. El Mansouri ◽  
M. Talbi ◽  
A. Choukri ◽  
O. Nhila ◽  
M. Aabid
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
Dose Length Product ◽  
Head Ct ◽  
Ct Examination ◽  
Japanese Studies ◽  
The Uk

In Morocco, the radiation doses received by adult patients are increasing due to the number of CT examinations performed and the larger number of computed tomography (CT) scanners installed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiation doses received by patients for the most common adult CT examinations in order to establish local diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). Data from 1016 adult patients were collected during 3 months from four Moroccan hospitals. Dose length product (DLP) and volumetric computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) were evaluated by determining the 75th percentile as diagnostic reference levels for the most common examinations including head, chest and abdomen. The DRL for each examination was compared with other studies. The established DRLs in Morocco in terms of CTDIvol were 57.4, 12.3 and 10.9 for CT examinations of the head, chest, abdomen, respectively. For DLP, they were 1020, 632 and 714, respectively. These established DRLs for CTDIvol were almost similar to the UK DRLs at all examinations, higher than the Egyptian DRLs and lower than the Japanese DRLs at the head CT examination, lower than the DRLs from Egypt and Japan at the CT abdomen examination. In terms of DLP, the DRLs were higher than those of the British studies, lower than those of the Egyptian and Japanese studies at the head CT examination were higher at chest CT and lower at abdominal CT than those of all selected studies. The higher level of established DRLs in our study demonstrates the requirement of an optimization process while keeping a good image quality for a reliable diagnosis.

Establishing national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for computed tomography in Egypt

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Husseiny Salama ◽  
Jenia Vassileva ◽  
Gamal Mahdaly ◽  
Mona Shawki ◽  
Ahmad Salama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels
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