Low Dose Pediatric CT Head Protocol using Iterative Reconstruction Techniques: A Comparison with Standard Dose Protocol.

Computed tomography Image quality Pediatric CT Radiation dose iDose4

Journal

Clinical neuroradiology

ISSN: 1869-1447

Titre abrégé: Clin Neuroradiol

Pays: Germany

ID NLM: 101526693

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Date de publication:
28 Nov 2023

Historique:

received: 11 07 2023

accepted: 11 10 2023

medline: 28 11 2023

pubmed: 28 11 2023

entrez: 28 11 2023

Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Pediatric computed tomography (CT) head examination has also increased in recent years with the advancement in CT technology; however, children exposed to radiation at the youngest age are more vulnerable to the risks of radiation. The aim of the study is to evaluate radiation dose and image quality of low dose pediatric CT head protocol compared to standard dose pediatric CT head protocol. This was a prospective study. Group 1 included 73 patients aged < 1 year and 70 patients in the 1-5 years age group and had undergone CT head examination using the standard dose protocol. Group 2 included 31 patients aged < 1 year and 40 patients in the 1-5 years age group and had undergone CT head examination using the low dose protocol. The radiation dose was measured and image quality was assessed quantitatively and qualitatively. There was a significant difference in radiation dose between the standard and low dose protocols (p > 0.05) with lower radiation dose for low dose group. The qualitative analysis did not show a significant difference between the standard and low dose protocols. The gray-white matter differentiation (GWMD), attenuation, contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and figure of merit (FOM) were higher in the low dose protocol compared to the standard dose with a significant difference (p > 0.05). The study concludes that a low dose protocol at 80 kV tube voltage/150 mAs tube current exposure time product/iterative reconstruction-iDose

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DOI: 10.1007/s00062-023-01361-4 PMID: 38015280

pubmed: 38015280

doi: 10.1007/s00062-023-01361-4

pii: 10.1007/s00062-023-01361-4

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eng

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