title: CT versus ultrasound guidance for percutaneous drainages in the pediatric population: an institutional review meant to limit radiation.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous drainage is a minimally invasive procedure that allows for accurate diagnosis and therapy with minimal complications. The drawback is that CT guidance carries a significant amount of radiation exposure. CT-guided percutaneous drainages have been widely used in adults and have been gaining momentum within the pediatric population. Through a thorough review of our institution's (Montefiore Medical Center) CT-guided percutaneous drainages within our pediatric patients, we assessed the radiation exposure per study as well as which studies were deemed possible under ultrasound guidance as a possible alternative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Electronic address: steven.benitez@med.einstein.yu.edu.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benitez
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schoenfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zwany
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: Todd S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taragin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D011827:Radiation; D000069079:Radiation Exposure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Drainage; Radiation reduction; Ultrasound; Utilization