Radiation dose comparison of conventional radiography and photon-counting CT for ventriculoperitoneal shunt imaging: A phantom study

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M.L. Vogt · Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

T. Günthner-Lengsfeld · Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

S. Salomon-Gulkanyan · Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

D. Kaiser · Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

A.S. Hammann · Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg

S. Wegener · Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg

A. Richter

Abstract

This study highlights the relevance of photon-counting CT as an alternative imaging modality for VP shunt assessment, offering substantial radiation dose reduction alongside potentially improved visualization of shunt components.

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Radiation Dose and Imaging Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

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Published in: Radiography

Volume 32, Issue 4, pp. 103400-103400

DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2026.103400

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Radiation dose comparison of conventional radiography and photon-counting CT for ventriculoperitoneal shunt imaging: A phantom study

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