{"id":857,"date":"2018-08-28T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T08:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2018\/08\/28\/whole-body-ct-1-5-msv-detects-osteolytic-lesions\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:28:03","slug":"whole-body-ct-1-5-msv-detects-osteolytic-lesions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/whole-body-ct-1-5-msv-detects-osteolytic-lesions\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole body CT with only 1.5 mSv detects osteolytic lesions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whole body CT with only 1.5 mSv detects osteolytic lesions<br \/>\nVery low-dose CT examinations can be achieved with low kV and tin filtering, reaching a total dose of 1.5 mSv for this whole-body examination. CT can now become a routine tool to detect and follow-up osteolytic lesions with a benefit of time and simplicity as compared to radiographs and MRI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spectral shaping using tin filtration is beneficial for whole-body low-dose CT.<\/li>\n<li>Sn 100 kV yields sufficient image quality for depiction of osteolytic lesions.<\/li>\n<li>Whole-body low-dose CT can be performed with a median dose of 1.5 mSv.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-017-5243-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whole-body ultra-low dose CT using spectral shaping for detection of osteolytic lesion in multiple myeloma<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Saravanabavaan Suntharalingam, Christian Mikat, Axel Wetter, Nika Guberina, Ahmed Salem, Philipp Heil, Michael Forsting and Kai Nassenstein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whole body CT with only 1.5 mSv detects osteolytic lesions Very low-dose CT examinations can be achieved with low kV and tin filtering, reaching a total dose of 1.5 mSv for this whole-body examination. 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