A systematic review and meta-analysis on the radiation dose of computed tomography in hybrid nuclear medicine imaging.

Gwenny Verfaillie Caro FranckAn De CropLaurence Beels Yves D'Asseler Klaus Bacher

Published in: EJNMMI physics (2023)

The large variation in CT dose values and national DRLs highlights the need for optimisation in hybrid imaging and justifies the clinical implementation for nuclear medicine specific DRLs.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
high resolution
quality improvement
dual energy
positron emission tomography
image quality
contrast enhanced
healthcare
magnetic resonance imaging
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging