Abstract Archives of the RSNA, 2011
Abstract Archives of the RSNA, 2011
Scientific Formal (Paper) Presentations — Computed Tomography, Pediatric Radiology, Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement,
Presented on November 30, 2011
Participants
Sub-Events
| SSK14-01 |
Quality Improvement Registry in CT Scans in Children (QuIRCC): Age-specific Effective Dose Analysis for Abdominal CT in the United States Compared to Other Countries—How Are We Doing? Michael Callahan MD | Kassa Darge MD, PhD | Daniel Podberesky MD | Donald Frush MD | Laura Coombs PhD | Marilyn Goske MD | Alex Towbin MD | David Larson MD | Keith Strauss MS | Jeffrey Prince MD | Sjirk Westra MD | Keith Mandel MD |
| SSK14-02 |
Size-specific Dose Estimate (SSDE): A More Accurate Method of Estimating Patient Dose from CT for Children and Small Adults Dianna Cody PhD | Michael McNitt-Gray PhD | Cynthia McCollough PhD | Donald Frush MD | Marilyn Goske MD | Thomas Toth | John Boone PhD | Keith Strauss MS |
| SSK14-03 |
Value of Focused Appendicitis Ultrasound and Alvarado Score in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: Can We Reduce the Use of CT Scans? Netta Blitman MD | Muhammad Anwar MBBS | Kerryanne Brady MD | Hnin Khine MD | Benjamin Taragin MD |
| SSK14-04 |
Optimization of Pediatric Body CT Scanning Protocols Using a Low-Dose Simulation Tool Lifeng Yu PhD | Cynthia McCollough PhD | Jaywant Mandrekar PhD | Joel Fletcher MD | Kristen Thomas MD | Jane Matsumoto MD | Brian Welch BS | Maria Shiung |
| SSK14-05 |
Relative Radiation Dose Comparison of Volumetric vs Helical Acquisition Mode on a 320-Row Volume CT Scanner at Constant Image Quality: Unique Mapping of CT Scanner Characteristics Using a Phantom-based Quantitative Image Quality Metric Michael McNitt-Gray PhD | Daniel Podberesky MD | Marilyn Goske MD | Christopher Alsip | Thomas Toth | David Larson MD | David Rohler PhD | Arjun Maniyedath MS | Steven Izen PhD |
| SSK14-06 |
Comparison of Conventional and Simulated Reduced-mA MDCT for Evaluation of Appendicitis in the Pediatric Population Ana Gaca MD | Charles Maxfield MD | Caroline Hollingsworth MD | Ehsan Samei PhD | Cameron Williams BA | Donald Frush MD | Xiang Li PhD |
| SSK14-07 |
Assessment of an Automatic Technique for Tube Voltage (kV) Adaptation to Reduce Dose to Pediatric Patients Bernhard Schmidt PhD | Marilyn Siegel MD | Charles Hildebolt DDS, PhD | Sebastian Vogt PhD | David Bradley |
| SSK14-08 |
Dose and Scoliosis Radiographic Examination: How Can a Slit-scanning System Reduce Considerably Irradiation by Managing Scatter Reduction? Josee Dubois MD | Gilles Beaudoin | Sylvain Deschênes PhD | Guy Charron MSc |
| SSK14-09 |
Radiation Exposure to Patients and Staff during Pediatric Heart Catheterizations Raoul Joemai | Koos Geleijns PhD | Jurgen Mourik PhD |
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