Andrea Steuwe, Benedikt Kamp, Saif Afat, Alena Akinina, Schekeb Aludin, Elif Gülsah Bas, Josephine Berger, Evelyn Bohrer, Alexander Brose, Susanne Martina Büttner, Constantin Ehrengut, Mirjam Gerwing, Sergio Grosu, Alexander Gussew, Felix Güttler, Andreas Heinrich, Petra Jiraskova, Christopher Kloth, Jonathan Kottlors, Marc-David Kuennemann, Christian Liska, Nora Lubina, Mathias Manzke, Felix G Meinel, Hans-Jonas Meyer, Andreas Mittermeier, Thorsten Persigehl, Lars-Patrick Schmill, Manuel Steinhardt, The Racoon Study Group, Gerald Antoch, Birte Valentin
CT protocols that diagnose COVID-19 vary in regard to the associated radiation exposure and the desired image quality (IQ). This study aims to evaluate CT protocols of hospitals participating in the RACOON (Radiological Cooperative Network) project, consolidating CT protocols to provide recommendations and strategies for future pandemics. In this retrospective study, CT acquisitions of COVID-19 patients scanned between March 2020 and October 2020 (RACOON phase 1) were included, and all non-contrast protocols were evaluated...
February 22, 2024: Bioengineering