EuroSafe Imaging Session
EU 20 - Radiological exposure in newborns and pregnancy
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
05:00Claudio Granata, Trieste / IT
2
Good practice in radiation protection of newborns
20:00Sergio Salerno, Palermo / IT
3
Imaging in pregnancy: the best investigation, at the right time
--:--Joanna Kasznia-Brown, Bristol / UK
4
Radiological procedures and dose exposure to the newborn and conceptus
20:00Timo De Bondt, Sint-Niklaas / BE
5
Panel discussion: How to deal with a woman unaware of pregnancy and undergoing a radiological procedure?
25:00Panel discussion: How to deal with a woman unaware of pregnancy and undergoing a radiological procedure?
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Claudio Granata, Trieste / Italy
20 min
Good practice in radiation protection of newborns
Sergio Salerno, Palermo / Italy
1. To appreciate that newborns may require radiological examinations, especially if they are premature, and that due to risk for short- and long-term morbidities, neonatal intensive care units (NICU) typically carry out a large number of different radiological examinations.
2. To understand that different clinical situation may be resolved by ultrasound, reducing the number of routine chest and abdominal x-rays in newborns.
3. To learn about the clinical settings in which x-ray examinations can be substituted with ultrasound or in which ultrasound may integrate clinical information and reduce the number of x-ray examinations, reducing the cumulative dose in these patients.
2. To understand that different clinical situation may be resolved by ultrasound, reducing the number of routine chest and abdominal x-rays in newborns.
3. To learn about the clinical settings in which x-ray examinations can be substituted with ultrasound or in which ultrasound may integrate clinical information and reduce the number of x-ray examinations, reducing the cumulative dose in these patients.
20 min
Imaging in pregnancy: the best investigation, at the right time
Joanna Kasznia-Brown, Bristol / United Kingdom
1. To review current scientific evidence and radiation effects on pregnant patients and foetuses.
2. To understand the most common clinical indications for imaging in pregnancy and justification challenges.
3. To learn how to choose and optimise radiological investigations to provide the best and most appropriate imaging for pregnant patients.
2. To understand the most common clinical indications for imaging in pregnancy and justification challenges.
3. To learn how to choose and optimise radiological investigations to provide the best and most appropriate imaging for pregnant patients.
20 min
Radiological procedures and dose exposure to the newborn and conceptus
Timo De Bondt, Sint-Niklaas / Belgium
1. To appreciate the role of the MPE in estimating dose and risks.
2. To learn how effective doses and risks are calculated.
3. To understand the order of magnitude of risks associated with typical radiation doses.
2. To learn how effective doses and risks are calculated.
3. To understand the order of magnitude of risks associated with typical radiation doses.
25 min
Panel discussion: How to deal with a woman unaware of pregnancy and undergoing a radiological procedure?