Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography during Pregnancy: Radiation Dose of Commonly Used Protocols and the Effect of Scan Length Optimization.

Babs M F HendriksRoald S SchnerrGianluca MilaneseCécile R L P N JeukensSandra NiesenNienke G EijsvoogelJoachim E WildbergerMarco Das

Published in: Korean journal of radiology (2019)

Careful CTPA scan protocol selection and additional optimization of scan length may result in significant radiation dose reduction for a pregnant patient and her fetus, whilst maintaining diagnostic confidence.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy
contrast enhanced
randomized controlled trial
image quality
pulmonary hypertension
pregnant women
case report
optical coherence tomography