title: Radiation exposure and image quality in computed tomography for hip joint measurements in children.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) is considered a useful modality in the diagnosis of hip abnormalities in children. In this article a procedure is described, using low dose CT with thick slices and integration of different images, in which radiation exposure is in ranges equal to the conventional methods. This makes CT the method of choice for routine examination.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*