Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 11 , Pages 780-785 , November 2009

The Association Between Hospital Outcomes and Diagnostic Imaging: Early Findings

  • David W. Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wisconsin
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: David W. Lee, PhD, GE Healthcare, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53005
    • ,
  • David A. Foster, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Thomson Reuters, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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 This study was funded by GE Healthcare.

PII: S1546-1440(09)00398-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.08.007

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 11 , Pages 780-785 , November 2009

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