With very few dedicated children's healthcare institutions in Croatia placed mainly in big cities, children are very often imaged in adult radiology departments. As there is no subspecialisation in paediatric radiology in Croatia, children might be imaged by radiologists and technologists with no appropriate education. Furthermore, very few previous studies investigated issues related to justification and imaging protocols for paediatric patients in Croatia [1,2]. Several recommendations and guidelines have been issued regarding imaging of paediatric patients (0-18) [3–6]. The aim of this study was to...

A questionnaire containing 16 questions regarding education of staff, justification, optimisation and imaging environment was developed and sent to 18 public healthcare institutions of various sizes (accounting for 23% of all public healthcare institutions), all performing imaging of adults as well as to two dedicated children's health institutions. In all institutions plain radiography procedures are performed while CT diagnostic procedures are performed in 75% of them. In addition to aforementioned questionnaire, two data collection sheets for collecting data on imaging parameters for CT (head, thorax,...

First questionnaire was filled and returned by 89% of institutions, 69% returned filled data collection sheets for collecting data on imaging parameters for plain radiography and 33% for CT. In total, data on imaging parameters were collected for 255 patients in case of plain radiography and 110 in case of CT. One of the hospitals which didn’t provide data on CT imaging parameters explained that they perform only plain radiography procedures in case of children and although CT unit is available, in case of need...

I. Kralik; Zagreb/HR - nothing to disclose G. Roic; Zagreb/HR - nothing to disclose B. Brkljacic; Zagreb/HR - nothing to disclose D. Stimac; Osijek/HR - nothing to disclose H. Vavro; Zagreb/HR - nothing to disclose T. Turk; Osijek/HR - nothing to disclose N. Gotovac; Pozega/HR - nothing to disclose J. Popic; Zagreb/HR - nothing to disclose N. Beck; Zagreb/HR - nothing to disclose

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