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Editorial
. 2024 May 7:57:e20230117.
doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2023.0117. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.

Justification: gain or game

Mannudeep K Kalra  1 , Mônica Oliveira Bernardo  2 , Lina Karout  1 , Alair Augusto Sarmet Moreira Damas Dos Santos  3
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Justification: gain or game

Mannudeep K Kalra et al. Radiol Bras. .
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Justification helps determine whether or not an ordered imaging test is truly indicated. Non-indicated tests entail unnecessary radiation risks and cost overruns. The indications that help determine justification can also help optimize acquisition techniques and radiation doses.
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