Impact of the Image Gently® Campaign on Computerized Tomography Use for Evaluation of Pediatric Nephrolithiasis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Image Gently® campaign was launched by several radiological societies in 2007 to promote safe imaging in children. A goal of the campaign was to reduce ionizing radiation exposure in children. Given the recurrent nature of kidney stones, affected children are at risk for unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure from computerized tomography. We sought to determine whether the Image Gently campaign led to a decrease in the use of computerized tomography for evaluating children with nephrolithiasis. We hypothesized that the campaign was the primary cause of a reduction in the use of computerized tomography.

Materials and methods

We analyzed medical claims data from 2001 to 2015 identifying children with nephrolithiasis covered by the same commercial insurance provide

SUBMITTER: Streur CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7075491 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature