Unnecessary Medical Imaging and Determinant Factors in a District Hospital of Iran: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Unnecessary imaging were more frequently performed on the older patients. Additionally, ultrasound was less likely than CT-scans to show abnormal findings, while chest radiography was more frequently deemed unnecessary compared to brain CT-scans. These insights highlight the need for age- and modality-specific guidelines to reduce unnecessary imaging and improve diagnostic efficiency.
Authors
- Shabnam Iezadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9644-5105)
- Solmaz Azimzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0256-1939)
- Akbar Ghiasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-4985)
- Kamal Gholipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6595-4150)
- Ramin Rezapour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9610-3359)
- Fariba Badrzadeh
Institutions
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (IR)
- University of the Incarnate Word (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70207
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- University of Tabriz