Pediatric craniosynostosis computed tomography: an institutional experience in reducing radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic image quality.

Izabella L BarretoIbrahim S TunaDhanashree A RajderkarJessica A ChingLance S Governale

Published in: Pediatric radiology (2021)

Replacing the routine pediatric brain CT protocol with a lower-dose CT craniosynostosis protocol substantially reduced radiation exposure without compromising image quality or diagnostic confidence.

Keyphrases

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