Guideline on the use of iodinated contrast media in patients with kidney disease 2018

Y Isaka, H Hayashi, K Aonuma, M Horio… - Japanese journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Diagnostic imaging using iodinated contrast media is an essential procedure in the clinical
setting and provides a large amount of beneficial information. However, the use of iodinated …

CT of the abdomen with reduced tube voltage in adults: a practical approach

AR Seyal, A Arslanoglu, SF Abboud, A Sahin… - Radiographics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Recent innovations in computed tomographic (CT) hardware and software have allowed
implementation of low tube voltage imaging into everyday CT scanning protocols in adults …

Photon-counting detector CT improves quality of arterial phase abdominal scans: A head-to-head comparison with energy-integrating CT

D Graafen, L Müller, M Halfmann, C Düber… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Photon-counting detector (PCD)-CT is expected to have a substantial impact on
oncologic abdominal imaging. We compared subjective and objective image quality …

Low contrast agent and radiation dose protocol for hepatic dynamic CT of thin adults at 256–detector row CT: effect of low tube voltage and hybrid iterative …

T Nakaura, S Nakamura, N Maruyama, Y Funama… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate the effect on image quality of a low contrast agent dose and radiation
dose protocol at abdominal dynamic computed tomography (CT) with a low tube voltage …

Single-and dual-energy CT of the abdomen: comparison of radiation dose and image quality of 2nd and 3rd generation dual-source CT

JL Wichmann, AD Hardie, UJ Schoepf, LM Felmly… - European …, 2017 - Springer
Objectives To compare single-energy (SECT) and dual-energy (DECT) abdominal CT
examinations in matched patient cohorts regarding differences in radiation dose and image …

Impact of CT photon-counting virtual monoenergetic imaging on visualization of abdominal arterial vessels

D Dillinger, D Overhoff, C Booz, HL Kaatsch… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The novel photon-counting detector (PCD) technique acquires spectral data for
virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI) in every examination. The aim of this study was the …

CT angiography of the aorta: contrast timing by using a fixed versus a patient-specific trigger delay

R Hinzpeter, M Eberhard, R Gutjahr, K Reeve… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Optimal timing of the CT scan relative to the contrast media bolus remains a
challenging task given the shorter scan durations of modern CT scanners, as well as …

Contrast agent and radiation dose reduction in abdominal CT by a combination of low tube voltage and advanced image reconstruction algorithms

N Buls, G Van Gompel, T Van Cauteren, K Nieboer… - European …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives To assess image quality in abdominal CT at low tube voltage combined with two
types of iterative reconstruction (IR) at four reduced contrast agent dose levels. Methods …

CT angiography of the aorta: prospective evaluation of individualized low-volume contrast media protocols

K Higashigaito, T Schmid, G Puippe, F Morsbach… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To prospectively develop individualized low-volume contrast media (CM) protocols
adapted to tube voltage in patients undergoing computed tomographic (CT) angiography of …

Automatic selection of tube potential for radiation dose reduction in vascular and contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT

L Yu, JG Fletcher, KL Grant, RE Carter… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of a novel automatic tube
potential selection tool to reduce radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic quality in CT …