Preliminary reference levels in interventional cardiology

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2259-2263

  Neofotistou, V ^a   Vano, E ^b   Padovani, R ^c   Kotre, J ^d   Dowling, A ^e   Toivonen, M ^f   Kottou, S ^g   Tsapaki, V ^h   Willis, S ^d   Bernardi, G ^c   Faulkner, K ^d  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^h ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Interventional cardiology; Radiation dose; Reference levels

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN INJURY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 10744232211     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-1831-x     Document Type: Article

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