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.
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.
Authors: K van der Marel; S Vedantham; I M J van der Bom; M Howk; T Narain; K Ty; A Karellas; M J Gounis; A S Puri; A K Wakhloo Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Date: 2017-01-19 Impact factor: 3.825
Authors: Michael Söderman; Maria Mauti; Sjirk Boon; Artur Omar; María Marteinsdóttir; Tommy Andersson; Staffan Holmin; Bart Hoornaert Journal: Neuroradiology Date: 2013-09-05 Impact factor: 2.804
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