Performing PET/CT studies: do they create anxiety?

Introduction: Anxiety is a common problem in primary care and specialty medical settings. Treating an anxious patient takes more time and adds stress to staff. Unrecognised anxiety may lead to exam repetition, image artifacts and hinder the scan performance. Reducing patient anxiety at the onset is...

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Main Author: Abreu, Carla (author)
Other Authors: Lucena, Filipa (author), Grilo, Ana Monteiro (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5548
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/5548