Husremović Faruk, Muharemović Orhan, Đedović Edis, Efendić Alma, Mušanović Jasmin, Omerović Rifat, Osmanović Hedim, Busuladžić Mustafa
Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Mar 19;14(6):643. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14060643.
A Computed Tomography Urography (CTU) scan is a medical imaging test that examines the urinary tract, including the bladder, kidneys, and ureters. It helps diagnose various urinary tract diseases with precision. However, patients undergoing CTU imaging receive a relatively high dose of radiation, which can be a concern. In our research paper, we analyzed the Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDI) and Dose-Length Product (DLP) for 203 adult patients who underwent CTU at one of the most important regional centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina that sees a large number of patients. Our study included the distribution of age and sex, the number of phases within one examination, and different clinical indications. We compared our findings with the results available in the scientific literature, particularly the recently published results from 20 European countries. Furthermore, we established the local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) that can help set the national diagnostic reference levels (NDRLs). We believe our research is a significant step towards optimizing the protocols used in different hospitals in our country.
计算机断层扫描尿路造影（CTU）扫描是一种医学成像检查，用于检查尿路，包括膀胱、肾脏和输尿管。它有助于精确诊断各种尿路疾病。然而，接受CTU成像的患者会受到相对较高剂量的辐射，这可能是一个令人担忧的问题。在我们的研究论文中，我们分析了203名成年患者的计算机断层扫描剂量指数（CTDI）和剂量长度乘积（DLP），这些患者在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那最重要的地区中心之一接受了CTU检查，该中心接待了大量患者。我们的研究包括年龄和性别的分布、一次检查中的相数以及不同的临床适应症。我们将我们的研究结果与科学文献中的结果进行了比较，特别是最近来自20个欧洲国家的公布结果。此外，我们建立了当地诊断参考水平（LDRLs），这有助于设定国家诊断参考水平（NDRLs）。我们相信我们的研究是朝着优化我国不同医院使用的方案迈出的重要一步。
