Low-Dose CCT to Exclude Contraindications to Lumbar Puncture : Benefits and Limitations.
Stella BlaselSarah AlexHanns AckermannJulia TichyJoachim BerkefeldMarlies WagnerPublished in: Clinical neuroradiology (2017)
The use of LD-CCT with a dose reduction of almost 50% is sufficient to exclude contraindications to LP; however, LD-CCT cannot exclude subtle parenchymal pathologies. Therefore, in patients with suspected parenchymal pathology, SD-CCT is still the method of choice.