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. 2014 Aug 1;19(3):e19219. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.19219

Table 3. Financial Costs and Radiation Exposure of Three Different Diagnostic Strategies Employing Thoracoabdominal Computed Tomography in Adult Patients with Blunt Trauma a.

Algorithm Rush CT Routine CT Selective CT
Costs per Patient, € 2676 2815 2771
Incremental Costs per Patient, € NA 139 95
Mean Radiation per Patient, mSv 26.40 26.69 23.23

aFor definitions of algorithms, see Figure 1; NA, not applicable (reference group for incremental cost calculation); CT, computed tomography.