Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography during Pregnancy: Radiation Dose of Commonly Used Protocols and the Effect of Scan Length Optimization

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the radiation dose for pregnant women and fetuses undergoing commonly used computed tomography of the pulmonary arteries (CTPA) scan protocols and subsequently evaluate the simulated effect of an optimized scan length. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 120 CTPA datasets were a...

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Autores principales: Hendriks, Babs M.F., Schnerr, Roald S., Milanese, Gianluca, Jeukens, Cécile R.L.P.N., Niesen, Sandra, Eijsvoogel, Nienke G., Wildberger, Joachim E., Das, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2019
Materias:
Thoracic Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30672171
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2017.0779

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30672171
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2017.0779

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