Chest (Emergencies: Pulmonary Embolism—Dose and Contrast Issues)

Abstract Archives of the RSNA, 2008

SSJ06

Chest (Emergencies: Pulmonary Embolism—Dose and Contrast Issues)

Scientific Papers — Chest Radiology, Emergency Radiology, Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement,

Presented on December 2, 2008

Participants

Cristopher Andrew Meyer MD, Presenter: Institution research partner, Siemens AG

Smita Patel MBBS, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Sub-Events

SSJ06-01	Patient Exposure and Image Quality of Low-dose Pulmonary CT Angiography: Comparison of 100 and 80 kVp Protocols Sebastian Schindera MD \| Zsolt Szucs-Farkas MD, PhD \| Luzia Kurmann \| Tamara Strautz MD \| Michael Patak MD \| Peter Vock MD
SSJ06-02	Retrospective Validation of a Limited Scan Range CTPA Protocol for Pulmonary Embolism That Would Reduce Dose and Maintain Diagnostic Accuracy Barry Stein MD \| Joshua Kallen MD \| Bret Coughlin MD \| Michael O'Loughlin MD
SSJ06-03	Do Breast Shields Really Work? Attenuation Measurements Using a Breast Shield on 4,16, and 64 Detector Row CT Scanners William Mayo-Smith MD \| David Grand MD \| Michael Beland MD \| Jeomsoon Kim PhD \| David North MS \| Scott Collins
SSJ06-04	Reduced Volume of Iodinated Contrast Material in CT Pulmonary Angiography: Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Larger and Smaller Pulmonary Arteries Ritu Gill MBBS \| Andetta Hunsaker MD \| Frank Rybicki MD, PhD \| Tianxi Cai PhD \| Isabel Oliva MD \| Beatrice Trotman-Dickenson MBBS
SSJ06-05	Heads or Tails? Comparison of Respiratory Motion Artifact in Cranio-caudal versus Caudo-cranial 64-slice CT Pulmonary Angiography Stephen Ledbetter MD \| Aaron Sodickson MD, PhD \| Frank Rybicki MD, PhD \| Noah Levit BS \| Christopher Wu MD \| Tianxi Cai PhD
SSJ06-06	Dots Are Not Clots: The Over-diagnosis and Over-treatment of PE Jane Suh BA \| John Cronan MD

Cite This Abstract

Meyer, C, Patel, S, Chest (Emergencies: Pulmonary Embolism—Dose and Contrast Issues). Radiological Society of North America 2008 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, February 18 - February 20, 2008 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2008/7002599.html