Finkle Joshua,  Marshall Emily,  Reiser Ingrid,  Zhang Yue,  Lu Zheng Feng,  Jones Anji,  Feinstein Kate

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-005

Global mAs reduction is accepted as being superior to bismuth breast shields in reducing breast organ dose for children undergoing CT of the chest. However, in imaging of chest, abdomen, and pelvis (CAP), globally reducing mAs degrades image quality in the abdomen and pelvis. This study compares bismuth shields to global mAs reduction including a region-specific boost feature to maintain abdominal image quality. Read More

Authors:  Finkle Joshua , Marshall Emily , Reiser Ingrid , Zhang Yue , Lu Zheng Feng , Jones Anji , Feinstein Kate

Keywords:  Bismuth breast shields, CT dose

Siegel Marilyn,  Ramirez Giraldo Juan Carlos

Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 037

To develop diagnostic reference ranges (DRRs) for pediatric contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT (DECT) examinations as a function of patient size and radiation output of the CT scanner with comparison to conventional single energy CT (SECT). Read More

Authors:  Siegel Marilyn , Ramirez Giraldo Juan Carlos

Keywords:  Dual-Energy CT, Chest CT, Dose Reduction