Cardiac CT in the Preoperative Diagnostics of Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: Radiation Dose Optimization by Omitting Test Bolus or Bolus Tracking

Abstract

Cardiac high-pitch CTA of neonates with CHD can be performed safely and dose-reducing without additional test bolus or bolus tracking scan. With very good image quality, it provides a detailed insight into the cardiac anatomy and thus enables a differentiated, noninvasive therapy planning.