Improving the quality of positioning and reducing the rotation factor during pediatric portable chest radiography using infant immobilizer

Mahmoudabadi, Alireza; Moghadam, Majid Sadeghi; Sajjadi, Moosa; Shams, Majid; Ameri, Leila

doi:10.15562/bmj.v7i2.737

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“…In this study, collimation quality was assessed for portable neonatal CXR in three hospitals. It should be noted that this procedure is the most common radiography performed for preterm infants and neonates hospitalized, so patients may be examined several times during their hospitalization (8,13). In this study, Hospital A was a maternity center providing specialized services to neonates and children, but Hospitals B and C were general ones.…”

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“…choose optimized exposure factors such as high KVP and low MAS as much as possible (12). Accurate and limited collimation is the second important factor in reducing the patient's radiation dose (13).…”

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“…Moreover, optimizing exposure parameters in accordance with the safety principle of As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA), appropriate patient positioning, patient immobilization are very helpful for patient dose reduction in pediatric CXR (13,14).…”

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Background: A chest X-ray (CXR) is known as the most common radiography used for adult and pediatric patients worldwide. Improper X-ray field collimation can result in excessive radiation dose on non-thoracic organs in chest radiographs. Objectives: This study was to investigate X-ray field collimation quality in neonatal chest radiography. Methods: A total of 213 chest radiographs of neonates from three hospitals were analyzed for collimation quality assessment in a retrospective study. Accordingly, ideal imaging field (IIF) and current imaging field (CIF) were initially defined. The margins of the IIF included acromioclavicular (AC) level to lower costal margin (i.e. top to bottom) and one centimeter beyond the broadest area of the chest on each side (that is, right to left). The CIF size was also defined as the square borders of collimators. Results: The findings revealed that the area of the CIF was 1.65 ± 0.39 times to the ideal imaging firlddd (IIF) for three hospitals, suggesting that collimation quality in neonatal chest radiographs was not accurate and it had defects. According to the results, acceptable collimation percentage (36.6%) in Hospital A was more than that in two other centers, and the given center also provided the lowest radiation due to the exposure of non-thoracic structures to primary beams. Conclusions: It was concluded that training radiographers and using patient immobilization devices and stabilizers were of important points that could reduce radiation exposure to non-thoracic organs in pediatric CXR.

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“…For example, when radiologists receive a problematic film, they must consult technologists to determine why the PCXR produced this result in order to reach a proper diagnosis [6]. Problematic films can be caused by obstructed anatomy, severe patient rotation, or foreign objects that cover underlying pathology [7]. In any of these situations, the radiologist and technologist must troubleshoot together to determine the problem; however, there may not be enough time for adequate communication between the technologist and radiologist as the number of imaging requests continue to climb [8].…”

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Call to Action: Creating Resources for Radiology Technologists to Capture Higher Quality Portable Chest X-rays

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BackgroundPatient rotation, foreign body overlying anatomy, and anatomy out of field of view can have detrimental impacts on the diagnostic quality of portable chest x-rays (PCXRs), especially as the number of PCXR imaging increases due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although preventable, these "quality failures" are common and may lead to interpretative and diagnostic errors for the radiologist.

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Patient rotation chest X-rays and the consequences of misinterpretation in paediatric radiology

Marais¹,

Venkatakrishna

Calle‐Toro

et al. 2023

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

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Improving the quality of positioning and reducing the rotation factor during pediatric portable chest radiography using infant immobilizer

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Challenges of Irradiation on Extrathoracic and Non-thoracic Organs in Portable Neonatal Chest Radiography: Do We Need Mandatory Protective Rules?

Challenges of Irradiation on Extrathoracic and Non-thoracic Organs in Portable Neonatal Chest Radiography: Do We Need Mandatory Protective Rules?

Call to Action: Creating Resources for Radiology Technologists to Capture Higher Quality Portable Chest X-rays

Patient rotation chest X-rays and the consequences of misinterpretation in paediatric radiology

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