Obesity an Increasing Obstacle in Imaging Studies - CME Teaching Brief� - MedPage Today
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BOSTON, July 25 -- The increase of obesity in the U.S. doubled the number of poor quality radiology reports, labeled "limited by body habitus," over 15 years, researchers here reported.
In a retrospective analysis of 5,253,014 dictated radiology reports at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1989 through 2003, the number of habitus-limited reports increased steadily from 0.10% in 1989, to 0.14% by 1995, and 0.19% by 2003, according to a report in the August issue of Radiology.
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