Radiodiagnostic imaging in pregnancy and the risk of childhood malignancy: raising the bar.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20838652.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000338 and PMC identifier 2935450.
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Abstract
Eduardo Franco and Guy-Anne Turgeon discuss new findings from Joel Ray and colleagues on the cancer risk following prenatal exposure to radiodiagnostic imaging, and where new research needs to be focused.
Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
- Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed