Computed tomography: important considerations for pediatric patients.
Journal Article
Computed tomography plays a central and increasingly important role in medical imaging. From the very beginning more than 30 years ago, computed tomography technology has continued to develop and provide a wide variety of applications for evaluation of disorders of virtually any organ system in both children and adults. The benefits are particularly evident with the newer, fast, high-resolution multidetector scanners. However, these benefits must be carefully weighed against the potential risks, which include a relatively high radiation dose. Current research efforts are directed at both further improvements in the diagnostic potential with computed tomography, as well as managing radiation dose.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Frush, DP
Published Date
- September 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 2 / 5
Start / End Page
- 567 - 575
PubMed ID
- 16293068
Pubmed Central ID
- 16293068
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1743-4440
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1586/17434440.2.5.567
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England