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ArticlePediatric radiology2024

Development of a user-friendly calculator for a pediatric split-bolus polytrauma computed tomography protocol.

Ana Carolina Rocha, Leonor Alamo, Nemanja Ostojic, Christine Chevallier, Estelle Tenisch

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Article in Pediatric radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ana Carolina RochaUniversity Hospital of Lausanne, Rue de Bugnon 21, CH-1011, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. ana-carolina.rocha@chuv.ch.
Leonor AlamoUniversity Hospital of Lausanne, Rue de Bugnon 21, CH-1011, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
Nemanja OstojicUniversity Hospital of Lausanne, Rue de Bugnon 21, CH-1011, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
Christine ChevallierUniversity Hospital of Lausanne, Rue de Bugnon 21, CH-1011, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
Estelle TenischUniversity Hospital of Lausanne, Rue de Bugnon 21, CH-1011, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present here a user-friendly calculator for the setting of a pediatric split-bolus polytrauma computed tomography (CT) protocol with a mixed arterial and venous phase, aiming to both reduce radiation dose and improve workflow while assuring optimal image quality. All the different parameters are calculated based on patient's weight with rapid computation of the injected contrast media and saline volumes, injection's flow rate, injection's timing, and optimal acquisition time. The designed calculator is built in a widely available Google Sheets file, accessible by a quick response (QR) code. Although polytrauma imaging represents the main goal of the technique, it can be used in a wide variety of contexts, including oncological, infectious, and vascular pathologies.

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Contrast MediaMultiple TraumaTomography, X-Ray ComputedChildHumansRadiation DosageContrast MediaChildContrast mediaDiagnostic imagingMultidetector computed tomographyMultiple traumaRadiation protectionWhole body imaging

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PMID39485502
PMCPMC11579196

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