[HTML][HTML] Eye lens and thyroid gland radiation exposure for patients undergoing brain computed tomography examination

H Omer, S Alameen, WE Mahmoud, A Sulieman… - Saudi journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to estimate the effective radiation dose and organ dose from head CT
procedures. It was conducted in three main private hospitals in Khartoum State-Sudan …

The use of 80 kV versus 100 kV in pulmonary CT angiography: an evaluation of the impact on radiation dose and image quality on two CT scanners

A Rusandu, A Ødegård, GC Engh, HM Olerud - Radiography, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Use of CT in the investigation of pulmonary embolism in radiosensitive patients
such as pregnant and young female patients entails the need for protocol optimization. The …

Optimal threshold for the diagnosis of anemia severity on unenhanced thoracic CT: a preliminary study

QQ Zhou, YS Yu, YC Chen, BB Ding, SY Fang… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate and evaluate the value as accuracy of diagnosis different degrees
of anemia through the unenhanced thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan. Materials and …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-low dose contrast CT pulmonary angiography in oncology patients using a high-pitch helical dual-source technology

P Rajiah, L Ciancibello, R Novak… - Diagnostic and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE We aimed to determine if the image quality and vascular enhancement are
preserved in computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) studies performed with …

[PDF][PDF] Estimating risk of exposure induced cancer death in patients undergoing computed tomography pulmonary angiography

H Karimizarchi, A Chaparian - Radioprotection, 2017 - researchgate.net
The purpose of the study is to estimate the risk of exposure-induced cancer death (REID)
values for computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) examination. During the …

Influence of respiratory position on contrast attenuation in pulmonary CT angiography: a prospective randomized clinical trial

P Raczeck, P Minko, S Graeber… - American journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the effect of inspiration
and resting expiratory position on contrast enhancement in pulmonary CT angiography …

Validating the safety of low-dose CTPA in pregnancy: results from the OPTICA (Optimised CT Pulmonary Angiography in Pregnancy) Study

CD Gillespie, A Yates, M Hughes, K Ewins… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of pregnancy-related mortality. CT
pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is the first-line advanced imaging modality for suspected PE …

Low dose CTPA using a low kV technique combined with high IR: A clinical study

A Bellizzi, P Bezzina, F Zarb - Radiography, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction To investigate optimising a computerised tomography pulmonary angiogram
(CTPA) scan protocol in terms of radiation dose and image quality using a low kV technique …

The Value of Diffuse Splenic and Hepatic 18F‐FDG Uptake on PET/CT in Diagnosing Patients with Anemia

L Deng, L Liu, HY Ding, SM Zhang… - Contrast Media & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Anemia is a disease with a negative impact on the progression and prognosis of
tumor diseases and usually diagnosed by blood tests. Imaging examination has been used …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating the use and optimization of low dose KV and contrast media in CT Pulmonary angiography examination

K Mustafa, M Kayan, G Cetinkaya… - Iranian Journal of …, 2018 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Background: Using a low volume of contrast medium and tube voltage may enhance the
opacification of pulmonary arteries and thrombus detection without decreasing the image …