Radiation dose exposure during cardiac and peripheral arteries catheterisation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-284

  Kocinaj, D ^a   Cioppa, A ^a   Ambrosini, G ^a   Tesorio, T ^a   Salemme, L ^a   Sorropago, G ^a   Rubino, P ^a   Picano, E ^b  

^a Casa di Cura Convenzionata Montevergine ^*  (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Malignancy; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CORONARY STENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CINEVENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AORTOGRAPHY; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33751056191     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.09.035     Document Type: Article

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