Impact of an extension tube on operator radiation exposure during coronary procedures performed through the radial approach

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 749-754

  Marque, Nicolas ^a   Jégou, Arnaud ^a   Varenne, Olivier ^a   Salengro, Emmanuel ^a   Allouch, Philippe ^a   Margot, Olivier ^a   Spaulding, Christian ^a  

^a Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary arteries; Dosimeter; Radial approach; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSIMETER; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 72449153804     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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