Table 1 Distribution of indications for pediatric CT, Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Israel 1985–2005, and Maccabi healthcare services (1999–2003)
Indication | % of all CT examination | |
|---|---|---|
SCMCI | MHS | |
Cancer | 37.30 % | 3.30 % |
Nervous system | 16.80 % | 14.40 % |
Other/unknown | 28.50 % | 41.60 % |
Trauma | 10.00 % | 10.10 % |
Infectious diseases | 4.20 % | 27.3 %a |
Endocrine disorder | 3.20 % | 3.30 % |