Effective dose to patients from single photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography during myocardial perfusion imaging.

Conclusion: The ED from SPECT-CT MPI studies was found to be around 11 mSv with 10 mSv from the SPECT part of the study. The extra risk to the patients from CT imaging for attenuation corrections is small compared to the benefits incurred in accurate diagnosis. PMID: 31811066 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research