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CT dose management for neurologic events in patients with cardiac devices: Radiation exposure variation in patients with cardiac devices.

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PURPOSE To compare the inter-center cranial computed tomography (CT) acquisition rates, CT findings, CT related radiation dose, and variability of CT acquisition parameters for neurologic events among patients with implantable… Click to show full abstract

PURPOSE To compare the inter-center cranial computed tomography (CT) acquisition rates, CT findings, CT related radiation dose, and variability of CT acquisition parameters for neurologic events among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or left ventricular assist device (LVAD). METHODS A total of 224 patients [ICD group (n = 155) and LVAD group (n = 69)] who had at least one cranial CT scan were enrolled from three medical centers. The variability and effect of the number, indication, and findings of cranial CT scans as well as CT acquisition parameters including tube potential, tube current, tube rotation time (TI), slice collimation (cSL), and spiral or sequential scanning techniques on CT dose index volume (CTDIvol), total dose length product (DLP) were analyzed. RESULTS The mean DLP value of Center A and mean CTDIvol values of Center A and C were significantly lower than Center B (p < 0.001). The mean CTDIvol and DLP values in the ICD group were substantially lower than the LVAD group (p<0.001). The most potent parameters causing the changes in CTDIvol and DLP were kV, mAs values, and CT scanning technique as sequential or spiral according to multivariate linear regression analysis. CONCLUSION Cranial CT acquisition parameters and radiation doses vary significantly between centers, which necessitates optimization of cranial CT protocols to overcome the cumulative radiation dose burden in patients with neurologic events.

Keywords: group; patients cardiac; radiation; cardiac devices; neurologic events; acquisition

Journal Title: Diagnostic and interventional radiology
Year Published: 2021

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