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World J Radiol. Jan 28, 2026; 18(1): 113747
Published online Jan 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i1.113747
Published online Jan 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i1.113747
Rationalizing whole-body computed tomography in trauma: A national audit on resource utilization and strategies to minimize radiation exposure
Latifah Al-Kandari, Michael A Masoomi, Department of Medical Imaging, ADAN Hospital, Ministry of Health, Hadiya 46020, Kuwait
Michael A Masoomi, Research and Innovation, Portsmouth Hospital Trust, Portsmouth PO63 LY, United Kingdom
Abdelhamid A El-Gargani, Mahdy-Abass Hamza, Rami M Agha, Department of Radiology, ADAN Hospital, Ministry of Health, Hadiya 46020, Kuwait
Co-first authors: Latifah Al-Kandari and Michael A Masoomi.
Author contributions: Al-Kandari L contributed to conceptualization, methodology, overall setup, and joint funding acquisition; Masoomi MA contributed to data curation, editorial work, funding acquisition, project administration, original draft writing, review and editing, and communication; El-Gargani AA was responsible for visualization, investigation, and data collection supervision; Hamza MA handled visualization, resources, and data curation; Agha RM contributed to data curation and validation; All authors read and approved the published version of the manuscript. Al-Kandari L and Masoomi MA contributed equally to this article and are the co-first authors of this manuscript.
Supported by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, No. PN22-13MM-1695.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the ADAN Hospital, Ministry of Health Institutional Review Board, Approval No. 2023-141.
Informed consent statement: In this retrospective study, all patients provided written consent for clinical imaging as part of the institution’s routine procedures.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: The original anonymized dataset is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request (masoomim@sky.com).
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Michael A Masoomi, PhD, MRCP, Visiting Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, ADAN Hospital, Ministry of Health, Moseley Street, Hadiya 46020, Kuwait. masoomim@sky.com
Received: September 4, 2025
Revised: October 13, 2025
Accepted: December 11, 2025
Published online: January 28, 2026
Processing time: 144 Days and 14.8 Hours
Revised: October 13, 2025
Accepted: December 11, 2025
Published online: January 28, 2026
Processing time: 144 Days and 14.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Rationalizing the use of whole-body computed tomography in patients with trauma is essential to achieve timely diagnosis while safeguarding against unnecessary radiation exposure and optimizing radiology resources. Findings from this national audit highlight practice patterns across State of Kuwait and emphasize protocol optimization as a strategy to balance clinical benefit with patient safety. This initiative represents a pivotal step toward enhancing trauma care management and promoting evidence-based utilization of imaging resources.