Breast Shielding Combined With an Optimized Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography Pregnancy Protocol: A Special Use-Case for Shielding?

Ciara D GillespieAndrew YatesMark C MurphyMark HughesKarl EwinsFionnuala NíAinleFerdia BolsterMichael RowanShane FoleyPeter J MacMahon

Published in: Journal of thoracic imaging (2022)

Combining low-dose CTPA with breast shields confers additional breast-dose savings without impacting image quality and yields breast doses approaching those of low-dose scintigraphy, suggesting breast shields play a role in protocol optimization for select groups.

Keyphrases

low dose
computed tomography
image quality
randomized controlled trial
high dose
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
pulmonary hypertension
pregnant women