Pediatric Interventional Radiology and Dose-Reduction Techniques

    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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