Radiation dose comparison of conventional radiography and photon-counting CT for ventriculoperitoneal shunt imaging: A phantom study
This study highlights the relevance of photon-counting CT as an alternative imaging modality for VP shunt assessment, offering substantial radiation dose reduction alongside potentially improved visualization of shunt components.
Authors
- J-P. Grunz
- M. Pham
- Andrea Wittig-Sauerwein
- Gary Razinskas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-972X)
- KV. Guggenberger
- H. Huflage
- S. Weick
- S. Salomon-Gulkanyan
- M.L. Vogt
- D. Kaiser
- T. Günthner-Lengsfeld
- A. Toussaint
- A. Richter
- A.S. Hammann
- S. Wegener
Institutions
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiography
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2026.103400
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00