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Dose evaluation for foetal computed tomography with a 320-row unit in wide-volume mode and an 80-row unit in helical
Yuta Matsunaga1, Ai Kawaguchi2, Masanao Kobayashi3
1Department of Imaging, Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital, 1-172, Hokke, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 454-0933, Japan Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan frankie217612@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the maternal and foetal effective doses during foetal computed tomography (CT) and to compare the radiation dose, dose profile and image noise on 80-row CT in helical scanning mode and 320-row CT in wide-volume scanning mode. The radiation doses were measured using thermoluminescent dosemeters implanted at various organ sites of an anthropomorphic pregnant phantom. The foetal doses in the 320-row multi-detector CT (MDCT) and 80-row MDCT units were higher than the volume CT dose index (CTDIvol). The dose profile in the 320-row MDCT overlapped in two places but showed no overlap in the 80-row MDCT. There were no significant differences in image noise between the two scanning modes. The foetal dose evaluation by CTDIvol may underestimate the foetal radiation risk. When using the wide-volume mode, operators must take into account the number of scans and overlap between volumetric sections.
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