Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate any improvement in the quality of abdominal CTs after the utilization of the nationally based accreditation program. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board, and informed consent was waived. We retrospectively analyzed 1,011 outside abdominal CTs, from 2003 to 2007. We evaluated images using a fill-up sheet form of the national accreditation program, and subjectively by grading for the overall CT image quality. CT scans were divided into two categories according to time periods; before and after the implementation of the accreditation program. We compared CT scans between two periods according to parameters pertaining to the evaluation of images. We determined whether there was a correlation between the results of a subjective assessment of the image quality and the evaluation scores of the clinical image. RESULTS:The following parameters were significantly different after the implementation of the accreditation program: identifying data, display parameters, scan length, spatial and contrast resolution, window width and level, optimal contrast enhancement, slice thickness, and total score. The remaining parameters were not significantly different between scans obtained from the two different periods: scan parameters, film quality, and artifacts. CONCLUSION:After performing the CT accreditation program, the quality of the outside abdominal CTs show marked improvement, especially for the parameters related to the scanning protocol.
journal_name
Korean J Radioljournal_title
Korean journal of radiologyauthors
Kim YS,Jung SE,Choi BG,Shin YR,Hwang SS,Ku YM,Lim YS,Lee JMdoi
10.3348/kjr.2010.11.5.553subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-09-01 00:00:00pages
553-9issue
5eissn
1229-6929issn
2005-8330journal_volume
11pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Primary lymphoma of the uterus is a rare disease, the reported characteristic MR imaging findings being homogeneous intermediate signal intensity of the indistinct mass on T1- and T2-weighted images, and the preservation of endometrial lining and uterine architecture. We report a case of primary uterine lymphoma which...
journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2009.10.3.307
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2010.11.3.355
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 已发布勘误
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2004.5.4.287
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2018.19.5.1000
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
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更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2012.13.1.82
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3348/kjr.2001.2.4.222
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2013.14.4.626
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2001.2.1.57
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.754
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2012.13.2.227
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2018.19.2.230
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3348/kjr.2016.17.3.307
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2015.16.4.889
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2007.8.4.360
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2015.16.4.723
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2013.14.5.769
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2000.1.2.114
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2003.4.4.234
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2002.3.2.105
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.686
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2007.8.5.382
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the safety and usefulness of a two-tiered approach to balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) as a treatment for large gastric varices after portal hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:50 patients were studied who underwent B-RTO for gastric varices between October 2004 and O...
journal_title:Korean journal of radiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3348/kjr.2013.14.3.439
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00