Occupational radiation dose during transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 770-776

  Sauren, Loes D ^a   Van Garsse, Leen ^a   Van Ommen, Vincent ^a   Kemerink, Gerrit J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

radiation dose; TAVI; transapical; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; transfemoral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; STANDARD; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 80055024864     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23116     Document Type: Article

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