TY - JOUR
T1 - Cone-beam CT in paediatric dentistry
T2 - DIMITRA project position statement
AU - Oenning, Anne Caroline
AU - Jacobs, Reinhilde
AU - Pauwels, Ruben
AU - Stratis, Andreas
AU - Hedesiu, Mihaela
AU - Salmon, Benjamin
AU - DIMITRA Research Group
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the European Atomic Energy Community’s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/ 2007–2011 under grant agreement No. 604984 (OPERRA: Open Project for the European Radiation Research Area).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Atomic Energy Community?s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007?2011 under grant agreement No. 604984 (OPERRA: Open Project for the European Radiation Research Area).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - DIMITRA (dentomaxillofacial paediatric imaging: an investigation towards low-dose radiation induced risks) is a European multicenter and multidisciplinary project focused on optimizing cone-beam CT exposures for children and adolescents. With increasing use of cone-beam CT for dentomaxillofacial diagnostics, concern arises regarding radiation risks associated with this imaging modality, especially for children. Research evidence concerning cone-beam CT indications in children remains limited, while reports mention inconsistent recommendations for dose reduction. Furthermore, there is no paper using the combined and integrated information on the required indication-oriented image quality and the related patient dose levels. In this paper, therefore, the authors initiate an integrated approach based on current evidence regarding image quality and dose, together with the expertise of DIMITRA’s members searching for a state of the art. The aim of this DIMITRA position statement is to provide indication-oriented and patient-specific recommendations regarding the main cone-beam CT applications in the pediatric field. The authors will review this position statement document when results regarding multidisciplinary approaches evolve, in a period of 5 years or earlier.
AB - DIMITRA (dentomaxillofacial paediatric imaging: an investigation towards low-dose radiation induced risks) is a European multicenter and multidisciplinary project focused on optimizing cone-beam CT exposures for children and adolescents. With increasing use of cone-beam CT for dentomaxillofacial diagnostics, concern arises regarding radiation risks associated with this imaging modality, especially for children. Research evidence concerning cone-beam CT indications in children remains limited, while reports mention inconsistent recommendations for dose reduction. Furthermore, there is no paper using the combined and integrated information on the required indication-oriented image quality and the related patient dose levels. In this paper, therefore, the authors initiate an integrated approach based on current evidence regarding image quality and dose, together with the expertise of DIMITRA’s members searching for a state of the art. The aim of this DIMITRA position statement is to provide indication-oriented and patient-specific recommendations regarding the main cone-beam CT applications in the pediatric field. The authors will review this position statement document when results regarding multidisciplinary approaches evolve, in a period of 5 years or earlier.
KW - Children
KW - Cone-beam computed tomography
KW - Guideline
KW - Pediatric dentistry
KW - Radiation effects
KW - Radiation protection
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U2 - 10.1007/s00247-017-4012-9
DO - 10.1007/s00247-017-4012-9
M3 - Review
C2 - 29143199
AN - SCOPUS:85034090537
SN - 0301-0449
VL - 48
SP - 308
EP - 316
JO - Pediatric Radiology
JF - Pediatric Radiology
IS - 3
ER -