| Autor: |
Thomas SM; Department of Radiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK., Bees NR, Adam EJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Clinical radiology [Clin Radiol] 1998 Apr; Vol. 53 (4), pp. 293-5. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/s0009-9260(98)80130-x |
| Abstrakt: |
Assessment of maternal pelvic dimensions is usually considered necessary where vaginal delivery is contemplated in a breech presentation or if reduced pelvic dimensions are suspected in a current or previous pregnancy. Pelvimetry techniques include computed tomography (CT), conventional radiography, digital fluorography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The first three techniques result in a radiation dose to mother and fetus which, depending on how the technique is performed, can vary by up to 40-fold. Of the techniques using X-rays, CT pelvimetry with a lateral scanogram generally gives the lowest radiation dose and conventional radiography using an air gap technique with a single lateral view is a relatively low-dose alternative where CT is not available. A questionnaire was sent to 227 hospitals during 1993 and 1996 to assess whether there was a move towards lower dose techniques of pelvimetry. The results show a trend away from conventional pelvimetry (48.4% in 1993 to 28% in 1996) with a small proportion of centres using MRI (4%) in 1996. Of the centres still using conventional pelvimetry, relatively few were using a low-dose air-gap technique (2.1% in 1993 to 10.9% in 1996). An increasing majority of centres were using one-view CT (69.3% in 1993 and 80.4% in 1996) but a significant proportion were still performing more than one view. This study shows that there was a move towards lower dose techniques of pelvimetry but that there were still many hospitals that had not implemented a policy of reducing radiation exposure in these patients. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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