The objective for a low dose imaging protocol was to eliminate patient risks and to reduce radiation doses. Tube placements are confirmed via imaging thereby avoiding utilization of malpositioned tubes. Reduced technical parameters lessen the absorbed skin dose. A limited field of view which includes distal espohagus and airway allows accurate assessment of feeding tube position. The new region of interest eliminates unnecessary exposure to hypersensitive organs including, thyroid and reproductive structures. This coned down view requires a lower image quality thereby allowing a lower dose approach. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Flowers Colleen, Kaplan Summer, Zhu Xiaowei

Keywords: Low Dose Protocol, Feeding tube confirmation