Evaluation of Pediatric Imaging Modalities Practices of Radiologists and Technologists: A Survey-Based Study.
Abdulrahman TajaldeenOsama A Mabrouk KheirallaSalem Saeed AlghamdiHaney AlsleemAbdullah Al-OthmanElfatih AbuelhiaRowa AljondiPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2022)
Most of the radiologists utilize CT head scan to diagnose persistent headache (by 59%) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) malfunction (by 41%) in pediatric patients compared with the other modalities. The use of CT can increase the risk of later malignancy among pediatric patients due to radiation exposure. Alternative imaging modalities such as US and MRI (non-ionized radiation) should be considered to reduce the ionizing radiation hazards and optimize the current practices of radiologists. Most of the technologists follow radiation protection protocols in this study as 63% of the technologists used lead apron for pediatric patient's protection. Radiation awareness training for the technologists could improve the knowledge about the benefits of using lead apron and reduce the radiation risks in pediatric patients.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- healthcare
- artificial intelligence
- high resolution
- primary care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- radiation induced
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- machine learning
- deep learning
- climate change
- photodynamic therapy
- fluorescence imaging
- pet ct
- optical coherence tomography
- virtual reality
- pulmonary arterial hypertension