Overview of the 2002 NEXT Abdomen and Lumbosacral Spine Survey and Preliminary Results of the 2001 Adult Chest Survey

摘要

I will first discuss our efforts to implement the 2002 survey of adult abdomen and lumbosacral spine surveys. Previously conducted in 1995, this survery features new components such as electronic data collection via Excel spreadsheet data forms, a facility questionnaire, and a new image quality test tool for an improved assessment of low contrast detectability.