A study on maximum skin dose in cerebral embolization procedures

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-507

  D'Ercole, Loredana ^a   Mantovani, L ^a   Thyrion, F Zappoli ^a   Bocchiola, M ^a   Azzaretti, A ^a   Di Maria, F ^a   Saluzzo, C Massa ^a   Quaretti, P ^a   Rodolico, G ^a   Scagnelli, P ^a   Andreucci, L ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SKIN; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; SKIN; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33947604362     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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