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TH‐B‐207B‐00: Pediatric Image Quality Optimization
Author(s) -
Sammet Christina
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4958115
Subject(s) - medicine , medical physics , image quality , emergency department , medical imaging , pediatric emergency medicine , pediatric radiology , quality (philosophy) , best practice , medical emergency , radiology , computer science , image (mathematics) , nursing , emergency physician , artificial intelligence , philosophy , management , epistemology , economics
This imaging educational program will focus on solutions to common pediatric image quality optimization challenges. The speakers will present collective knowledge on best practices in pediatric imaging from their experience at dedicated children's hospitals. One of the most commonly encountered pediatric imaging requirements for the non‐specialist hospital is pediatric CT in the emergency room setting. Thus, this educational program will begin with optimization of pediatric CT in the emergency department. Though pediatric cardiovascular MRI may be less common in the non‐specialist hospitals, low pediatric volumes and unique cardiovascular anatomy make optimization of these techniques difficult. Therefore, our second speaker will review best practices in pediatric cardiovascular MRI based on experiences from a children's hospital with a large volume of cardiac patients. Learning Objectives: 1. To learn techniques for optimizing radiation dose and image quality for CT of children in the emergency room setting. 2. To learn solutions for consistently high quality cardiovascular MRI of children