Title

Pediatric Interventional Radiology and Dose-Reduction Techniques

Authors

Authors

C. Johnson; T. Martin-Carreras;D. Rabinowitz

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Semin. Ultrasound CT MRI

Keywords

COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION-EXPOSURE; GUIDANCE; SUITE; TIME; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Abstract

The pediatric interventional radiology community has worked diligently in recent years through education and the use of technology to incorporate numerous dose-reduction strategies. This article seeks to describe different strategies where we can significantly lower the dose to the pediatric patient undergoing a diagnostic or therapeutic image-guided procedure and, subsequently, lower the dose several fold to the staff and ourselves in the process. These strategies start with patient selection, dose awareness and monitoring, shielding, fluoroscopic techniques, and collimation. Advanced features such as cone-beam technology, dose-reduction image processing algorithms, overlay road mapping, and volumetric cross-sectional hybrid imaging are also discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri

Volume

35

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

409

Last Page

414

WOS Identifier

WOS:000341067700009

ISSN

0887-2171

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