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A series of 100 consecutive new outpatients attending the neuroradiology service for a cranial CT scan between 1 October and 24 December 1984 were analyzed. On the day of the investigation each patient was examined by a neurologist, who gave his opinion on the value of a CT scan. The neurologist's ratings were then compared with the CT reports. More than 2/3 of the requests for CT were useless and could have been avoided by thorough clinical evaluation of the patients and full awareness of what CT scanning can contribute to diagnosis and treatment.
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Sono stati esaminati 100 pazienti che si sono rivolti al Servizio di Neuroradiologia per essere sottoposti a TAC del cranio in regime ambulatoriale dal 1o Ottobre al 24 Dicembre 1984. Durante la valutazione neurologica clinica preliminare, eseguita all'interno del Servizio, è stata espressa l'opinione sulla opportunità o meno dell'esame stesso, quindi essa è stata confrontata con il reperto TAC. I dati finora raccolti indicano che più di due terzi degli esami avrebbero potuto essere evitati con una più corretta conoscenza sia del caso clinico che delle indicazioni alla metodica TAC.
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Marchionni, F., Ricci, S., Luccioli, R. et al. Value of CT scanning in outpatients: preliminary report on a controlled study. Ital J Neuro Sci 6, 411–413 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02331032
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