What Is CT in Pregnancy?

Small amount of gaedilinium is excreted in human breast milk about less than 0.04% of the intravascular dose within the first 24 hours. The ACR suggests that it's safe to continue breastfeeding after maternal administration of IV GEDA. CT with ionizing radiation may be necessary in pregnancy for life threatening conditions such as trauma or suspected pulmonary embolism. Abdominal shielding is not recommended during pregnancy because the majority of the dose to the uterus and fetus is from internal scatter. Use of low dose CT in pregnancy has been described in acute conditions such as appendicitis or renal colic and for CT pelvic injury.