Research finds significant amount of inappropriate CT and MRI referrals from primary care physicians
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 01:28
in Health & Medicine
A large academic medical centre has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are inappropriate (based upon evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by a radiology benefits management company), according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org)...