title: [Low dose cardiac computed tomography: how to obtain it?].
abstract: Since the introduction of Multi-slice computed tomography (CT), cardiac CT has been the increasingly used as a noninvasive modality for the diagnosis of coronary disease. Despite its potential benefits and promising clinical results, it has suffered from high doses of radiation associated with a risk of radiation-induced cancers. This has raised serious concerns in clinical practice. A number of strategies were then implemented to reduce the radiation dose associated with cardiac CT. The aim of this review is not to compare doses of different CT systems available on the market but to present an overview of different approaches to dose reduction and future directions.
authors.affiliation: Services de cardiologie et de radiologie, hôpital de Versailles, 177, rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France. david.pesentirossi@gmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesenti Rossi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fargetas
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Convers
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gibault-Genty
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blicq
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authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Balderacchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hubert
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Livarek
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006321:Heart / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards