Time-limited fluoroscopy to reduce radiation exposure during ERCP: a prospective randomized trial{A figure is presented}

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-89

  Uradomo, Lance T ^a   Goldberg, Eric M ^a   Darwin, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZATION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FEMALE; FILM DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250706755     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.10.055     Document Type: Article

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