DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS OF CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IN A SINGLE MEDICAL CENTER IN TAIWAN: A 3-Y ANALYSIS,Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS OF CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IN A SINGLE MEDICAL CENTER IN TAIWAN: A 3-Y ANALYSIS
Radiation Protection Dosimetry ( IF 1 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-17 , DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncab068
Li-Guo Chen, Ping-An Wu, Hsing-Yang Tu, Ming-Huei Sheu, Li-Chuan Huang

This study aimed to establish the diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and coronary arterial calcium score (CACS) owing to a large variability in patient radiation dose and the lack of dose recommendations in Taiwan. Volume computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) and dose-length product (DLP) were obtained using CCTAs and the CACS of 445 patients over a 3-y period in a single medical center in Taiwan. CCTAs were performed using routine protocols and 256-detector CT scanners. Electrocardiogram gating was retrospective. The obtained data were analyzed using Prism 6 to determine the 25th, 50th (median) and 75th DRL percentiles for CTDIvol and DLP. These DRL results were compared with existing DRLs from seven countries. The DRLs for CCTA determined from this survey were similar to the existing data from other countries. Such DRLs could provide a useful tool for the optimization of radiation dose for CCTA in Taiwan.

更新日期：2021-04-17

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