Selection of patients for x-ray examinations: Chest x-ray screening examinations
Five chest x-ray referral criteria statements have been developed and unanimously endorsed by a panel of physicians convened as part of a major voluntary cooperative effort between FDA's National Center for Devices and Radiological Health (NCDRH) and the medical professional community. The referral criteria statements include recommendations concerning the following applications of chest x-ray screening: mandated routine chest x-ray screening examinations, routine prenatal chest x-ray examinations, routine hospital admission chest x-ray examinations, chest x-ray examinations for tuberculosis detection and control, and routine chest x-ray examinations for occupational medicine. The complete text of the five referral criterial statements plus a brief discussion of the rationale for the development of each statement is presented.
- Research Organization:
- National Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, MD (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6662538
- Report Number(s):
- PB-84-179647; FDA-83-8204
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB81-113490
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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