Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction

With the introduction of 64- or more-slice CT technology, multislice CT angiography has been increasingly used as a non-invasive modality for diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Despite potential advantages and promising clinical results, multislice CT angiography suffers from high radiation dose...

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Main Authors: Sun, Zhonghua, Ng, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Singapore Medical Association 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34696
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description With the introduction of 64- or more-slice CT technology, multislice CT angiography has been increasingly used as a non-invasive modality for diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Despite potential advantages and promising clinical results, multislice CT angiography suffers from high radiation dose which contributes to the radiation-induced malignancy in patients undergoing cardiac CT examinations. This has raised serious concerns in clinical practice. A number of strategies have been recommended and undertaken to reduce the radiation dose associated with multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging. The aim of this review is to present an overview of various approaches used for radiation dose reduction. Future directions of multislice CT angiography with regard to the judicious use of this promising technique and increased awareness of radiation risk are highlighted.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-346962017-01-30T13:45:05Z Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction Sun, Zhonghua Ng, K. risk coronary artery disease radiation dose multislice CT cancer With the introduction of 64- or more-slice CT technology, multislice CT angiography has been increasingly used as a non-invasive modality for diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Despite potential advantages and promising clinical results, multislice CT angiography suffers from high radiation dose which contributes to the radiation-induced malignancy in patients undergoing cardiac CT examinations. This has raised serious concerns in clinical practice. A number of strategies have been recommended and undertaken to reduce the radiation dose associated with multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging. The aim of this review is to present an overview of various approaches used for radiation dose reduction. Future directions of multislice CT angiography with regard to the judicious use of this promising technique and increased awareness of radiation risk are highlighted. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34696 Singapore Medical Association fulltext
spellingShingle risk
coronary artery disease
radiation dose
multislice CT
cancer
Sun, Zhonghua
Ng, K.
Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction
title Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction
title_full Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction
title_fullStr Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction
title_full_unstemmed Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction
title_short Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: Part III: Radiation risk and dose reduction
title_sort multislice ct angiography in cardiac imaging: part iii: radiation risk and dose reduction
topic risk
coronary artery disease
radiation dose
multislice CT
cancer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34696