Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study

Medical exposures to ionizing radiation constitute nearly half of the total radiation exposures from all sources. The higher utilization of imaging services is happening all over the world, Uganda inclusive. We sought to establish the relationship between adult patient anthropometric measurements an...

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Autores principales:	Geoffrey Erem, Samuel Bugeza, Faith Ameda, Caroline Otike, William K Olwit, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Cyril Scandhorf, Akisophel Kisolo, Michael G Kawooya
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	anthropometric characteristics ct scan exposure variables Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:17abf6ff72954007a92aa51401f888eb2021-11-17T14:22:00ZAnthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study2331-205X10.1080/2331205X.2021.1975382https://doaj.org/article/17abf6ff72954007a92aa51401f888eb2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2021.1975382https://doaj.org/toc/2331-205XMedical exposures to ionizing radiation constitute nearly half of the total radiation exposures from all sources. The higher utilization of imaging services is happening all over the world, Uganda inclusive. We sought to establish the relationship between adult patient anthropometric measurements and computed tomography scan exposure variables. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in three selected hospitals performing adult CT scan examinations. A total of 176 adult patients who presented for head, abdominal, cardiac CT—calcium score and cardiac angiogram were recruited in the study. Data was collected using a piloted standardized research protocol for establishing diagnostic reference values. The data collected were weight, height, age and sex with CT scan variables. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. This study was also approved by the ethics committee. The key findings showed that the examination, reference and total mAs were associated with significant positive associations with the anthropometric characteristics namely; weight, height and BMI as opposed to sex and age. The findings also revealed that males were generally exposed to higher doses for Head and Cardiac CT studies with females receiving higher doses for abdominal examinations only.Geoffrey EremSamuel BugezaFaith AmedaCaroline OtikeWilliam K OlwitAloysius Gonzaga MubuukeCyril ScandhorfAkisophel KisoloMichael G KawooyaTaylor & Francis Grouparticleanthropometric characteristicsct scanexposure variablesMedicineRENCogent Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	anthropometric characteristics ct scan exposure variables Medicine R Geoffrey Erem Samuel Bugeza Faith Ameda Caroline Otike William K Olwit Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke Cyril Scandhorf Akisophel Kisolo Michael G Kawooya Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
description	Medical exposures to ionizing radiation constitute nearly half of the total radiation exposures from all sources. The higher utilization of imaging services is happening all over the world, Uganda inclusive. We sought to establish the relationship between adult patient anthropometric measurements and computed tomography scan exposure variables. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in three selected hospitals performing adult CT scan examinations. A total of 176 adult patients who presented for head, abdominal, cardiac CT—calcium score and cardiac angiogram were recruited in the study. Data was collected using a piloted standardized research protocol for establishing diagnostic reference values. The data collected were weight, height, age and sex with CT scan variables. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. This study was also approved by the ethics committee. The key findings showed that the examination, reference and total mAs were associated with significant positive associations with the anthropometric characteristics namely; weight, height and BMI as opposed to sex and age. The findings also revealed that males were generally exposed to higher doses for Head and Cardiac CT studies with females receiving higher doses for abdominal examinations only.
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author	Geoffrey Erem Samuel Bugeza Faith Ameda Caroline Otike William K Olwit Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke Cyril Scandhorf Akisophel Kisolo Michael G Kawooya
author_facet	Geoffrey Erem Samuel Bugeza Faith Ameda Caroline Otike William K Olwit Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke Cyril Scandhorf Akisophel Kisolo Michael G Kawooya
author_sort	Geoffrey Erem
title	Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
title_short	Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
title_full	Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
title_fullStr	Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
title_full_unstemmed	Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
title_sort	anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/17abf6ff72954007a92aa51401f888eb
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Anthropometric and computed tomography scan exposure measurements among adult patients, a hospital-based study

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