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Sixty were examined with ULD CT with a tin filter and 83 with digital plain radiography methods. Effective doses and times were compared between the two methods. Two observers in pediatric radiology evaluated the patient images. Clinical findings and results from shunt revision, if it was performed, were used to evaluate the diagnostic performance between modalities. An examination-room simulation was performed of the two methods to estimate representative examination times.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The mean effective radiation dose for ULD CT with the tin filter was estimated to be 0.29 \u00b1 0.16 mSv compared with 0.16 \u00b1 0.19 mSv for digital plain radiography, with both examinations associated with a very low lifetime attributable risk (&lt; 0.01%). The shunt tip could be more reliably located with ULD CT. ULD CT also allowed assessment of additional findings to explain patient symptoms, such as a cyst at the tip of the shunt catheter and the presence of an obstructing rubber nipple in the duodenum that could not have been observed on a plain radiograph. The examination time with ULD CT of the shunt was estimated to be 20 minutes. 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