Open AccessComputed body tomography in children: evaluation of 45 patients
Author(s) -
R C Brasch,
Melvyn Korobkin,
CA Gooding
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.131.1.21
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomography , computed tomographic , radiology , tomography , nuclear medicine , medical physics
Computed tomographic (CT) body scans from a series of 45 infants and children were reviewed for the indications leading to the examinations, for technical quality of the images, and for diagnostic value of CT scanning. Useful diagnostic information was obtained in 30 of the 39 cases with technically satisfactory images. Individual case reports of CT examinations including findings from other imaging studies demonstrate how CT can interface with other methods to yield additional diagnostic information. Methods of patient preparation and suggested indications for CT body scan examinations of children are presented.