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Radiation exposure in vascular angiographic procedures.
Christoph DüberAnton BerschChristian RuckesMichael B. PittonJ. SchneiderRoman Kloecknersubject
medicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsRadiographyHealth PersonnelRadiation DosageRadiography InterventionalRadiation ProtectionRadiation MonitoringOccupational ExposuremedicineFluoroscopyHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingOccupational HealthRetrospective Studiesmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryAngiography Digital SubtractionDigital subtraction angiographyRadiation exposureDose area productFluoroscopyDose reductionRadiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessNuclear medicinedescription
Abstract Purpose To evaluate dose reduction in vascular angiographic procedures by using fluoroscopy capture instead of digital subtraction angiography frames for documentation. Materials and Methods A total of 764 consecutive vascular interventional procedures performed over a period of 1 year were retrospectively analyzed with respect to the fluoroscopy time and the resulting dose–area product (DAP), the DAP of the radiographic frames, and the overall DAP. Results A total of 70% of the total DAP was a result of the acquisition of radiographic frames, leaving only 30% being applied by fluoroscopy. Conclusions Fluoroscopy capture should be used for documentation whenever possible. A registry of radiation exposure should not only comprise a sufficiently large number of interventions but also different intervention types to allow the development of interventional reference levels.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-01 | Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR |