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Innovative approaches for radiation dose reduction

Dear readers,

One of the most widespread and challenging concerns regarding the use of computed tomography (CT) is the patient’s exposure to radiation. The radiology community has developed several strategies for minimizing this exposure and its possible health risks. One such strategy involves the use of contrast medium with a relatively high iodine concentration. This is the topic of this Newsletter. An article by Professor Saba examines this and other methods of radiation dose reduction. The research articles selected for you this month also examine radiation dose-lowering methods and the optimization of radiation dose in CT, while the e-book chapter emphasizes their application in cardiothoracic CT. Finally, three clinical cases selected from the public.pixelentropy.eu/mdct-new archive illustrate these methods in practice, particularly highlighting the efficacy of the use of high-iodine-concentration contrast media. 

As always, suggestions for topics to be covered in future newsletters are appreciated and can be proposed to us at editorial@public.pixelentropy.eu/mdct-new.

From the public.pixelentropy.eu/mdct-new team

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TECHNOLOGICAL CORNER

Dose-reduction strategies in CT imaging
L. Saba

Since its introduction in clinical practice, computed tomography (CT) has been a useful and, nowadays, indispensable tool for diagnosis, surgical planning and follow-up of several medical conditions. The major limitations of CT are the use of intravenous iodinated contrast medium and the use of ionizing radiation. The identification of strategies that help reduce patients’ radiation exposure represents a fundamental area in CT research.

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SELECTED E-BOOK

Diseases of the Chest and Heart 2015–2018

Editors: J. Hodler, G. K. von Schulthess, R. A. Kubik-Huch, Ch. L. Zollikofer – Springer, 2015

• Front Matter »

• Dose-Lowering Strategies in Computed Tomography
   Imaging of the Lung and Heart » 

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CLINICAL CASES FROM THE public.pixelentropy.eu/mdct-new ARCHIVE

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