Dose of reduced z-axis length of computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest for pulmonary embolism using 64-detector rows and adaptive iterative reconstruction techniques
Martillotti J, Silva N, Chhabra J, Molstrom C, Coughlin R, O’Loughlin M, Coughlin B. Dose of reduced z-axis length of computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest for pulmonary embolism using 64-detector rows and adaptive iterative reconstruction techniques. Emergency Radiology 2012, 20: 39-44. PMID: 22898866, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-012-1065-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismDose-length productCT angiographyEmergency departmentVolume CT dose indexYears of ageCT dose indexInstitutional review boardAverage effective doseConventional CT angiographySignificant comorbiditiesConsecutive patientsAortic archContrast injectionPatientsBreast doseBreast shieldControl groupDose indexCT parametersEffective doseSame time periodReview boardDoseRadiation dose