Dear CT Insider,
Concerns about the long-term effects of radiation in children have led to substantial efforts to develop low-dose CT protocols, reduce the use of repeat scans, and consider alternative imaging methods when possible.
What the fears have not led to is a reduction of CT scanning in children. In fact, as MDCT technology continues to improve, facilities are turning to the modality for more and more applications in which speed and resolution are paramount.
In this issue's Insider Exclusive, Dr. S. Bruce Greenberg from the Arkansas Children's Hospital and the University of Arkansas weighs in on the popularity of CT in today's clinical environment, and discusses when CT may even be the safest choice in children.
In today's CT Digital Community, researchers from Korea report that volumetric CT scanning beats transverse imaging in the staging of gastric cancer. A group from Washington, DC, advocates rolling back the age of calcium scanning to asymptomatic men ages 40-50 -- to detect those at the highest risk of coronary events at an earlier age.
This Insider also features our series on avoiding contrast-induced nephropathy. Part I tells you how to identify the at-risk patient (hint: creatinine level isn't enough), while Part II discusses risk reduction in the azotemic patient.
Once your patient has been cleared for contrast, Dr. Christoph Becker from the University of Munich shows you how to maximize enhancement in CTA on a 64-slice scanner.
Just scroll down for the rest of the CT news that fits -- in your CT Digital Community.
