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Baseline patient demographics were included. Data about each index CT scan (scan obtained at our institution) were recorded and assessed for exclusion of the AOI. Statistical analysis was performed to determine the rate of AOI exclusion and to compare patient management between patients with AOI excluded versus those without AOI exclusion.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>113 presentations for genital pathology included an index CT scan and were included for analysis. Patients were primarily men (98%) with a mean age of 53.1 years (SD 13.9). The most common diagnoses were Fournier\u2019s gangrene (35%), scrotal abscess (22%) and unspecified infection (19%). 26\/113 scans (23%) did not capture the entire AOI. When the AOI was missed during the index scan, there was a higher rate of obtaining additional scans (38% vs. 21%), but a similar rate of intervention (77% vs. 63%) when compared to index scans that captured the entire AOI.\u00a035 scans (31%) had protocol-extending instructions;\u00a0index scans that captured the entire AOI were more likely to have specific protocol-extending instructions\u00a0(38% vs. 8% p &lt; 0.01).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Creating a specific CT protocol for genital pathology could decrease the amount of inappropriate irradiation and improve AOI capture rates without relying on specific request for protocol deviation.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10140-024-02235-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,31]],"date-time":"2024-05-31T02:01:30Z","timestamp":1717120890000},"page":"467-474","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Capturing anatomy in computed tomography scans for genital pathology"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Allen","family":"Siapno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tae-Hee","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christopher","family":"Kanner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tasha","family":"Posid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Taylor","family":"Goodstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"2235_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"110013","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clinimag.2023.110013","volume":"104","author":"M McArthur","year":"2023","unstructured":"McArthur M, Patel M (2023) A pictorial review of genitourinary infections and inflammations. 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