Optimization of abdominal CT based on a model of total risk minimization by putting radiation risk in perspective with imaging benefit
Framing risk-to-benefit assessment as a risk-versus-risk question, calculating both clinical and radiation risk using comparable units, allows a quantitative optimization of total risks in CT. The results highlight the dominance of clinical risk at typical CT examination dose levels, and that exaggerated dose reductions can even harm patients.
Authors
- Reginald Lerebours (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2884-3168)
- Ehsan Samei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7451-3309)
- Anru R. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8721-5252)
- Francesco Ria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-7396)
- Alaattin Erkanli
- Ehsan Abadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-5854)
- Daniele Marin
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Duke University Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00674-w
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.43
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering