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KMID : 1103720080580020169
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2008 Volume.58 No. 2 p.169 ~ p.175
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The Optimal Paramerter for Radiation Dose in Pediatric Low Dose Abdominal CT: Cross-sectional Dimensions versus Body Weight
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Jung Yoon-Young
Goo Hyun-Woo
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Abstract
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Purpose: To investigate the best parameter between cross-sectional dimensions and body weight in pediatric low dose abdominal CT.
Materials and Methods: One hundred and thirty six children consecutively underwent weight-based abdominal CT. The subjects consisted of group 1 (79 children, weight range 10.0-19.9 kg) and group 2 (57 children, weight range 20.0-39.9 kg). Abdominal cross-sectional dimensions including circumference, area, anteroposterior diameters and transverse diameters were calculated. Image noise (standard deviation of CT density) was measured by placing a region of interest in the posterior segment of the right hepatic lobe on a CT image at the celiac axis. The measured image noise was correlated with the cross-sectional abdominal dimensions and body weight for subjects in each group.
Results: In group 1 subjects, area, circumference, transverse diameter, anteroposterior diameter, and body weight showed a significant positive correlation with image noise in descending order (γ = 0.63, 0.62, 0.61, 0.51, and 0.49; p<0.0001). In group 2 subjects, transverse diameter, circumference, area, anteroposterior diameter, and body weight showed a significant positive correlation with image noise in descending order (γ = 0.83, 0.82, 0.78, 0.71, and 0.71; p<0.0001).
Conclusion: Cross-sectional dimensions such as area, circumference, and transverse diameter showed a higher positive correlation with image noise than body weight for pediatric low dose abdominal CT.
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KEYWORD
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Children, Abdomenl, CT, Computed tomography(CT), radiation exposure, Computed tomography(CT), quality assurance, Body Weight
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