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Imaging for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy—what about the fetal dose? A comprehensive review of the literature

Overview of attention for article published in Insights into Imaging, October 2010
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Title
Imaging for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy—what about the fetal dose? A comprehensive review of the literature
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Insights into Imaging, October 2010
DOI 10.1007/s13244-010-0043-6
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Tilo Niemann, Guillaume Nicolas, Hans W. Roser, Jan Müller-Brand, Georg Bongartz

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To give a comprehensive overview of fetal doses reported in the literature when imaging the pregnant woman with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS: A comprehensive literature search in the PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE databases yielded a total of 1,687 papers that were included in the analysis and have been analysed with regard to fetal dose in suspected PE radiological imaging strategies. RESULTS: Fetal dose in chest computed tomography (CT) ranges between 0.013 and 0.026 mGy in early and 0.06-0.1 mGy in late pregnancy compared with 99mTc-MAA perfusion scintigraphy with a fetal dose of 0.1-0.6 mGy in early and 0.6-0.8 mGy in late pregnancy. (99m)Tc-aerosol ventilation scintigraphy results in 0.1-0.3 mGy. However, there is concern about female breast irradiation in CT, which is higher than in scintigraphy. CT radiation risks for breast tissue remain unclear. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of dosimetry and radiation risks is crucial in the radiological work-up of suspected PE in pregnancy. It is reasonable to reserve scintigraphy for pregnant patients with normal chest radiography findings and no history of asthma or chronic lung disease. Performing CT applying dose reduction instead of scintigraphy will minimise fetal radiation dose and maximise the diagnostic value.

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Country Count As %
Spain 1 2%
Unknown 44 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 8 18%
Researcher 8 18%
Student > Master 6 13%
Student > Postgraduate 3 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 7%
Other 7 16%
Unknown 10 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 56%
Physics and Astronomy 5 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 2%
Decision Sciences 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 11 24%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 January 2017.
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#4,920,811
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#2
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