Reduction of radiation during fluoroscopic urodynamics: Analysis of quality assurance protocol limiting fluoroscopic images during fluoroscopic urodynamic studies

Urology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 540-543

  Lee, Courtney L ^a   Wunderle, Kevin ^a   Vasavada, Sandip P ^a   Goldman, Howard B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FILM; FLUOROSCOPIC URODYNAMICS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICTURITION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RISK REDUCTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGY;

FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 80052311454     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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