Effective Dose and Effective Risk from Post–Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging of the Lumbar Spine

Journal Article · Thu Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JMIR.2016.04.012· OSTI ID:22941111

Tootell, Andrew ^[1]; McEntee, Mark ^[2]; Szczepura, Katy; Hogg, Peter ^[1]

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1. Directorate of Radiography, Centre for Health Sciences Research, University of Salford, Salford (United Kingdom)
2. Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)

Planar bone scans play an important role in the staging and monitoring of malignancy and metastases. Metastases in the lumbar spine are associated with significant morbidity; therefore, accurate diagnosis is essential. Supplementary imaging after planar bone scans is often required to characterize lesions; however, this is associated with additional radiation dose. This article provides information on the comparative effective dose and effective risk from supplementary lumbar spine radiographs, low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), and diagnostic CT (DCT).

• OSTI ID: 22941111
• Journal Information: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Vol. 47, Issue 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1939-8654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASE INCIDENCE
EFFECTIVE RADIATION DOSES
HEALTH HAZARDS
IMAGES
METASTASES
NEOPLASMS
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
VERTEBRAE