Two interesting questions about CT in pediatrics have been asked on DSCT.com some time ago. As Dr. Hyun Woo Goo, who is an expert in pediatrics, recently joined the DSCT expert community, DSCT.com asked him to comment on these questions as well. Read his answers here. The following questions … Read more

To prospectively evaluate the effect of heart rate, heart rate variability, and calcification on dual-source computed tomography (CT) image quality and to prospectively assess diagnostic accuracy of dual-source CT for coronary artery stenosis, by using invasive coronary angiography as the reference standard. Read more

Marketing claims accompanying the launch of a new high-end imaging system are always to be taken with a grain of salt. In the case of coronary CT angiography with 2nd generation dual-source CT, however, the emerging literature and our own experiences using this system largely support the pre-launch projections. These … Read more

A dual-source CT (DSCT)* is equipped with two x-ray tubes and two corresponding detectors that are oriented in the gantry with an angular offset of 90 degrees. As a result, it is possible to double the temporal resolution to 83 ms compared to that of single-source CT, double the speed … Read more

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The following question has been sent by Bellalize Steenkamp, radiographer, Unitas Hospital, South Africa: 1) Would you say that the DSCT is better equipped to do Paediatrics than the normal multi-slice CT? 2) In certain cases, due to the less invasive procedure, would you say it is more appropriate than doing an … Read more

The following question has been sent by Bellalize Steenkamp, radiographer, Unitas Hospital, South Africa: Is there a place for DSCT in paediatric diagnoses? Hatem Alkadhi, M.D., University Hopsital Zurich, Switzerland: Dear Ms Steenkamp Thank you for your question regarding the use of DSCT in pediatric patients. The answer is: Yes. First, you may perform any DSCT … Read more