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Vernon M Chapman1, Mannudeep Kalra, Elkan Halpern
1Massachusetts General Hospital, 7 Norwich Lane, Methuen, MA 01844, USA. vchapman@partners.org
Objective:
Our objective was to investigate a low-radiation-dose protocol for 16-MDCT of the posttraumatic pediatric elbow using z-axis automatic tube-current modulation, based on optimum scanning parameters determined in a porcine fracture model, and to report the radiation dose from this technique in nine children with acute elbow trauma.
Conclusion:
For the posttraumatic pediatric elbow, 16-MDCT using z-axis automatic tube-current modulation was optimal at 100 kVp with a noise index of 20 and a minimum amperage of 25 mA.