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Dose Optimization and Reduction in MDCT of the Abdomen

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Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography

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Computed tomography is nowadays widely used in abdominal imaging in various circumstances including acute abdominal pain. This use is explained by the fact that this technique is highly reproducible, very rapid, highly sensitive and specific, quite easy to perform, and it causes little discomfort to the patient. With multi-detector row CT (MDCT) scanners, rapid volume acquisition became possible and examination of the whole abdomen is more and more frequently performed as a screening test in patients suspected of abdominal disorder. Such examinations of the whole abdomen are justified by the ability to detect alternative and/or additional diagnoses. However, since the abdomen contains sensitive organs, the radiation dose delivered to patients becomes a particular concern, especially in young patients and in those with chronic diseases who undergo repeated CT studies.

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  1. Department of Radiology, CHU of Charleroi, Boulevard Janson 92, 6000, Charleroi, Belgium

    Caroline Keyzer MD

  2. Clinic of Chest Imaging, Department of Radiology, Hôpiital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Pierre Alain Gevenois MD, PhD (Professor of Radiology)

  3. Clinic of Cardiac Imaging, Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Denis Tack MD, PhD

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  1. Clinic of Cardiac Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Denis Tack MD, PhD

  2. Clinic of Chest Imaging Department of Radiology Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Pierre Alain Gevenois MD, PhD (Professor of Radiology) (Professor of Radiology)

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Keyzer, C., Gevenois, P.A., Tack, D. (2007). Dose Optimization and Reduction in MDCT of the Abdomen. In: Tack, D., Gevenois, P.A. (eds) Radiation Dose from Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed Tomography. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68575-3_11

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