Journal
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 5-20Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-017-3991-x
Keywords
Computed tomography; Children; Congenital heart disease; Heart; Radiation safety
Funding
- NHLBI from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R01 HL115828]
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences [UL1 TR001117]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R01 HL10971]
- GE Healthcare
- Philips Healthcare
- Toshiba America Medical Systems
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES [UL1TR001117] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL109711] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Children with congenital or acquired heart disease can be exposed to relatively high lifetime cumulative doses of ionizing radiation from necessary medical imaging procedures including radiography, fluoroscopic procedures including diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiology examinations, cardiac computed tomography (CT) studies, and nuclear cardiology examinations. Despite the clinical necessity of these imaging studies, the related ionizing radiation exposure could pose an increased lifetime attributable cancer risk. The Image Gently Have-A-Heart campaign is promoting the appropriate use of medical imaging studies in children with congenital or acquired heart disease while minimizing radiation exposure. The focus of this manuscript is to provide a comprehensive review of radiation dose management and CT performance in children with congenital or acquired heart disease.
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