Progressive intra-individual radiation dose reduction during CT surveillance of a patient with alcapa syndrome

• Verfasst von: Meyer, Mathias [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Fink, Christian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Henzler, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Progressive intra-individual radiation dose reduction during CT surveillance of a patient with alcapa syndrome
• Verf.angabe: Mathias Meyer, U. Joseph Schoepf, Christian Fink, Anthony M. Hlavacek, Thomas Henzler
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: November 2012
• Umfang: 5 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 29.11.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Diagnostic and interventional radiology
• Ort Quelle: Ankara : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], 2000
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 18(2012), 6, Seite 547–551
• ISSN Quelle: 1305-3612
• DOI: doi:10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.5380-11.1
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1584612118

Abstract

We present the case of a young patient with Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) syndrome who underwent reconstructive surgery and multiple cardiac computed tomography angiography (cCTA) studies for pre-surgical evaluation and follow-up. Throughout patient’s clinical course, progressive implementation of radiation dose-saving techniques significantly lowered the radiation dose by 95%. This case highlights the capabilities of developing radiation protection strategies that drastically lower radiation exposure during cCTA.