Image Quality and Patient-Specific Organ Doses in Stone Protocol CT: A Comparison of Traditional CT to Low Dose CT with Iterative Reconstruction.
Raghav PaiRishi ModhRebecca H LamoureuxLori DeitteDavid C WymerAnna MenchIzabella LipnharskiCarl HenriksenManuel ArreolaBenjamin K CanalesPublished in: BioMed research international (2018)
Image quality and stone burden assessment were maintained between standard FBP and low dose IR groups, but IR-CT decreased mean OSD by 50%. Both urologists and radiologists should advocate for low dose CT, utilizing reconstructive protocols like IR, to reduce radiation exposure in their stone formers who undergo multiple CTs.