ReviewEuropean radiology2011
Paediatric cardiac computed tomography: a review of imaging techniques and radiation dose consideration.
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- Image quality and radiation dose of two prospective ECG-triggered protocols using 128-slice dual-source CT angiography in infants with congenital heart disease.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2019Trial
- Case Report: Transcatheter occlusion of a rare pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula using an atrial septal defect occluder device.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Photon-counting computed tomography for paediatric congenital heart defects yields images of high diagnostic quality with low radiation doses at both 70 kV and 90 kV.Pediatric radiology · 2024Article
- Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries in the Pediatric Field: A Multimodality Imaging Approach.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Multimodality Imaging Assessment of Tetralogy of Fallot: From Diagnosis to Long-Term Follow-Up.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- CMR and Percutaneous Treatment of Pulmonary Regurgitation: Outreach the Search for the Best Candidate.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Role of CT in the Pre- and Postoperative Assessment of Conotruncal Anomalies.Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging · 2022Review
- Cardiothoracic CTA in Infants Referred for Aortic Arch Evaluation-Retrospective Comparison of Iomeprol 350, Ioversol 350, Iopromide 370 and Iodixanol 320.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Prognostic Value of CTA-Derived Left Ventricular Mass in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Role of Computed Tomography in Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation of a Double-Outlet Right Ventricle.Journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2021Review
- In Search for Optimal Image Quality in Pediatric Cardiac CT Angiogram.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2021Article
- Application of ASiR in combination with noise index in the chest CT examination of preschool-age children.La Radiologia medica · 2019Article
- A Primer on Multimodal Imaging and Cardiology-Radiology Congenital Heart Interface.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Anatomy of the retro-oesophageal major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: results from preoperative CTA.European radiology · 2018Article
- Radiation dose management for pediatric cardiac computed tomography: a report from the Image Gently 'Have-A-Heart' campaign.Pediatric radiology · 2018Review
- Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Pediatric Cardiac Computed Tomography: A Comparison Between Sequential and Third-Generation Dual-Source High-Pitch Spiral Techniques.Pediatric cardiology · 2016Article
- Radiation dose reduction in paediatric coronary computed tomography: assessment of effective dose and image quality.European radiology · 2016Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of sub-mSv prospective ECG-triggering cardiac CT in young infant with complex congenital heart disease.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2016Article
- Image Quality of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography with 320-Row Area Detector Computed Tomography in Children with Congenital Heart Disease.Pediatric cardiology · 2016Article
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Abstract
The significant challenges involved in imaging the heart in small children (<15 kg) have been addressed by, and partially resolved with improvement in temporal and spatial resolution secondary to the advent of new multi-detector CT technology. This has enabled both retrospective and prospective ECG-gated imaging in children even at high heart rates (over 100 bpm) without the need for beta blockers. Recent studies have highlighted that the radiation burden associated with cardiac CT can be reduced using prospective ECG-gating. Our experience shows that the resultant dose reduction can be optimised to a level equivalent to that of a non-gated study. This article reviews the different aspects of ECG-gating and the preferred technique for cardiac imaging in the young child (<15 kg). We summarize our evidenced based recommendations for readers, referencing recent articles and using our in house data, protocols and dose measurements discussing the various methods available for dose calculations and their inherent bias.
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