Abdominal spiral CT in children: which radiation exposure is required?

Abstract:

:We decided to test to what extent dose reduction is possible in abdominal spiral computed tomography (CT) in young children without loss of anatomic diagnostic information. A retrospective study was performed of 30 abdominal CT examinations of children aged 3 months to 7 years. These were divided into two groups: group A with reduced radiation exposure (tube current 50 mA, CT dose index CTDIFDA < or =0.83 mGy) and group B with standard radiation exposure (tube current > or =100 mA, CTDIFDA > or =1.66 mGy). Image quality was assessed using a four-part scale ('excellent', 'good', 'sufficient', 'poor') on visual image impression and visibility of 32 anatomical details. Five experienced radiologists read the CT scans independently who were blinded to the examination parameters. Differences in ranked data were evaluated with Wilcoxon's rank sum test. No difference between groups A and B was observed in visual image impression. Detail visibility was significantly lower in group A, but the differences were limited to right upper quadrant structures (portal vein, common bile duct, pancreatic head, adrenals) and to arterial branches. Significant differences in visibility rated as 'poor' were only found for the hepatic, splenic and renal arteries; all other structures showed no difference between groups A and B. A protocol with reduced radiation exposure (50 mA, CTDIFDA < or =0.83 mGy) allowed the demonstration of most anatomic structures in abdominal spiral CT in young children. For the precise demonstration of small details (e.g. structures of the right upper quadrant), a protocol with standard radiation exposure (> or =100 mAs) was superior.

journal_name

Eur Radiol

journal_title

European radiology

authors

Wormanns D,Diederich S,Lenzen H,Lange P,Link TM,Ludwig K,Papke K,Hagedorn C,Heindel W

doi

10.1007/s003300100989

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-01-01 00:00:00

pages

2262-6

issue

11

eissn

0938-7994

issn

1432-1084

journal_volume

11

pub_type

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