Interventional radiology in pregnancy complications: Indications, technique, and methods for minimizing radiation exposure

Radiographics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 255-274

  Thabet, Ashraf ^a   Kalva, Sanjeeva P ^a   Liu, Bob ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a   Lee, Susanna I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84862967715     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.321115064     Document Type: Article

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