Radiation exposure in spine surgery using an image-guided system based on intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography: Analysis of 107 consecutive cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 654-659

  Costa, Francesco ^a   Tosi, Giovanni ^a   Attuati, Luca ^a   Cardia, Andrea ^a   Ortolina, Alessandro ^a   Grimaldi, Marco ^a   Galbusera, Fabio ^b   Fornari, Maurizio ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dosimetry technique; Navigation; O arm system; Radiation dose; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILE X RAY UNIT; OPERATING ROOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DEVICES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOMETRY; SPINE; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSIMETERS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; SPINE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 85012853998     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2016.3.SPINE151139     Document Type: Article

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