SCCT guidelines on radiation dose and dose-optimization strategies in cardiovascular CT

SS Halliburton, S Abbara, MY Chen, R Gentry… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, computed tomography (CT) has developed into a standard clinical
test for a variety of cardiovascular conditions. The emergence of cardiovascular CT during a …

ICRP publication 120: radiological protection in cardiology

C Cousins, DL Miller, G Bernardi, MM Rehani… - Annals of the ICRP, 2013 - Elsevier
Cardiac nuclear medicine, cardiac computed tomography (CT), interventional cardiology
procedures, and electrophysiology procedures are increasing in number and account for an …

Prospectively Gated Transverse Coronary CT Angiography versus Retrospectively Gated Helical Technique: Improved Image Quality and Reduced Radiation Dose1

JP Earls, EL Berman, BA Urban, CA Curry, JL Lane… - Radiology, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively compare image quality, radiation dose, and blood vessel
assessability for coronary artery computed tomographic (CT) angiograms obtained with a …

[HTML][HTML] Low kilovoltage cardiac dual-source CT: attenuation, noise, and radiation dose

S Leschka, P Stolzmann, FT Schmid, H Scheffel… - European …, 2008 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of low kilovoltage dual-source
computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) on qualitative and quantitative image …

2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT expert consensus document on optimal use of ionizing radiation in cardiovascular imaging: best practices for safety and …

JW Hirshfeld, VA Ferrari, FM Bengel… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
1.1. 1. Writing Committee Organization The writing committee consisted of a broad range of
members representing 9 societies and the following areas of expertise: interventional …

Coronary computed tomography angiography as a screening tool for the detection of occult coronary artery disease in asymptomatic individuals

EK Choi, SI Choi, JJ Rivera, K Nasir, SA Chang… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of occult coronary
artery disease (CAD) with coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) to …

Image Quality and Radiation Exposure at Pulmonary CT Angiography with 100- or 120-kVp Protocol: Prospective Randomized Study1

CM Heyer, PS Mohr, SP Lemburg, SA Peters, V Nicolas - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To prospectively compare 16-section multidetector computed tomography (CT) at
100 and 120 kVp for image quality and radiation dose. Materials and Methods: The study …

Prospective versus Retrospective ECG-gated 64-Detector Coronary CT Angiography: Assessment of Image Quality, Stenosis, and Radiation Dose1

N Hirai, J Horiguchi, C Fujioka, M Kiguchi… - Radiology, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To show that prospective electrocardiographically (ECG)-triggered coronary
computed tomographic (CT) angiography (hereafter, prospective CT angiography) is at least …

A review of patient dose and optimisation methods in adult and paediatric CT scanning

E Dougeni, K Faulkner, G Panayiotakis - European journal of radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
An increasing number of publications and international reports on computed tomography
(CT) have addressed important issues on optimised imaging practice and patient dose. This …

Low-dose CT coronary angiography in the step-and-shoot mode: diagnostic performance

H Scheffel, H Alkadhi, S Leschka, A Plass, L Desbiolles… - Heart, 2008 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To investigate the performance of low-dose, dual-source computed tomography
(DSCT) coronary angiography in the step-and-shoot (SAS) mode for the diagnosis of …