CT dose – optimising the risk to benefit ratio

M. Van Straten (, Netherlands)

Source: Research Seminar 2012 - Preparing for the first early pulmonary intervention studies in infants and preschool childrenwith Cystic Fibrosis
Number: 4
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

PDF journal article, handout or slidesSlide presentationMultimedia files

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. Van Straten (, Netherlands). CT dose – optimising the risk to benefit ratio. Research Seminar 2012 - Preparing for the first early pulmonary intervention studies in infants and preschool childrenwith Cystic Fibrosis

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
The impact of the risk factors for high probability ventilation/perfusion scan
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 238s
Year: 2002

Prevalence of COPD in a lung cancer screening programme with low dose CT scan
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Clinical aspects and epidemiology in lung cancer
Year: 2009

Lung cancer screening with low dose spiral CT and autofluorescence bronchoscopy in high risk group
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Clinical aspects and epidemiology in lung cancer
Year: 2009

Low-dose computed tomography in elderly pneumonia patients: a need to individualise
Source: Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800815; 10.1183/13993003.00815-2018
Year: 2018



Which type of pre-operative risk assessment for which patients
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Current challenges in multimodality lung cancer treatment
Year: 2012


Combining pulmonary and cardiac computed tomography biomarkers for disease-specific risk modelling in lung cancer screening
Source: Eur Respir J, 58 (3) 2003386; 10.1183/13993003.03386-2020
Year: 2021



Possibility of lung volume reduction surgery in high risk patients
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Current challenges in thoracic surgery
Year: 2009



The sensitivity of D-dimer testing versus multislice CT in the diagnosis of postpartum pulmonary embolism in symptomatic high risk women
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Clinical features of pulmonary thromboembolism
Year: 2011


High dose rate endobronchial brachytherapy in the palliative management of bronchial cancer - comparison of different doses
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 375s
Year: 2001

Personalised prediction of future risk using early treatment response
Source: International Congress 2017 – Primary care management of asthma and COPD
Year: 2017


Early detection of COPD is important for lung cancer surveillance
Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1230-1240
Year: 2012



Lung emphysema detected on low dose computed tomography of the chest is associated with a higher risk for lung cancer
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Imaging modalities in asthma, COPD and emphysema
Year: 2007


CT screening for lung cancer: is it ready for prime time yet or how to enhance pre-test probability?
Source: International Congress 2017 – The latest in lung cancer
Year: 2017

Chemopreventive effect of long-term use of low-dose aspirin on lung cancer risk : A nationwide study considering competing risk
Source: International Congress 2017 – Lung cancer: clinically relevant aspects of epidemiology, co-morbidities, metastasised disease and follow-up
Year: 2017

Reduced lung-cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomographic screening
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - ERS/NEJM Late breaking research session
Year: 2011


Screening performance of carcinoembryonic antigen and cytokeratin-19 fragment with smoking status adjusted cut-off level in combination with low-dose computed tomography for 2-year lung cancer outcome.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Early detection, follow-up and epidemiology of lung cancer
Year: 2019


Key issues in optimising and implementing low-dose computed tomography lung cancer-screening programmes
Source: International Congress 2018 – Imminent global problems in lung cancer require joint action: time for an international alliance!
Year: 2018


An easy method to predict the age range for low-dose CT early detection of lung cancer in asymptomatic heavy smokers
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 64s
Year: 2001

Respiratory-gated, low-dose CT of the pediatric patient during continuous breathing
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 693s
Year: 2004

Timely diagnosis and therapy for suspected lung cancer patients in a 2 day rapid outpatient diagnostic program with integrated FGD-PET and diagnostic CT
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Epidemiology and care research of lung cancer
Year: 2012