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Case: Pediatric CT of the Chest with the FLASH Mode

posted by Sedat Alibek, M.D. | Aug 13, 2010
Sedat Alibek, M.D.
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  • Fig. 1 15 month old boy who underwent chest CT without sedation in free breathing, which resulted in non-diagnostic images.
  • Fig. 1 15 month old boy who underwent chest CT without sedation in free breathing, which resulted in non-diagnostic images.
  • Fig. 1 15 month old boy who underwent chest CT without sedation in free breathing, which resulted in non-diagnostic images.

The World´s first pediatric patient to be scanned on a Somatom FLASH without sedation and in free breathing – in this case with 0.8 mSv. Read more

Estimation of the radiation exposure of a chest pain protocol with ECG-gating in dual-source CT.

posted by Anja Reimann, MD | May 4, 2010
Anja Reimann, MD

The aim of the study was to evaluate radiation exposure of a chest pain protocol with ECG-gated dual-source computed tomography (DSCT). Read more

International CT Image Contest: Submission now completed. Vote for your favorite image

posted by DSCT.com editors | Feb 2, 2010

Between November 2009 and February 2010 users of SOMATOM Definition, SOMATOM AS and SOMATOM Flash submitted over 270 CT images to the international CT image contest. The contest aims on choosing the best CT images acquired at the lowest radiation dose. In February, the jury starts to evaluate the images. Aside … Read more