Ultra-low dose protocol on photon-counting computed tomography as an alternative to radiographic shunt series in the diagnosis of mechanical ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications – an ex vivo phantom study for children and adults
This study demonstrated ULD-CT as an alternative to RSS for the detection of mechanical VP shunt complications, reducing radiation doses in phantoms equivalent to 5 years of age and older while demonstrating the complications equally to RSS. This may be of clinical interest, especially in children due to the reduction of radiation risks.
Authors
- M Drews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9825-3136)
- Patrizia Kunert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6744-7964)
- Thiemo Florin Dinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7009-9099)
- Philipp Dammann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-5150)
- Denise Bos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9585-9787)
- Hanna Styczen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9623-4156)
- D Schönbeck
- Sebastian Zensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2997-0740)
- Laura Valentina Klüner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7850-3589)
- M. Schüßler
- Christoph Mönninghoff
- Berk Yildirim
- Benjamin Schröer
- Raya Juliane Ocker-Serger
- Aydin Demircioğlu
- Wing Yan Li
- Cornelius Deuschl
- Helmut Schlattl
- Ulrich Sure
- Marcel Opitz
- Michael Forsting
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Essen University Hospital (DE)
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection (DE)
- Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-026-03911-2
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00