A study of the impact of x-ray tube performance on angiography system imaging efficiency

M Dehairs, H Bosmans… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This work compared the impact of x-ray tube performance and automatic dose rate control
(ADRC) parameter selection on system imaging efficiency of two Siemens angiography …

Effect of shape of automatic dose rate control and wedge compensation filter on radiation dose in an angiography system with a flat-panel detector

K Kakuta, S Nemoto, M Ikeda - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2023 - Springer
The purpose was to investigate air-kerma area product (PKA) and entrance surface air-
kerma rate (K˙ a, e) on the effect of the shape of automatic dose rate control (ADRC) in the …

X-ray image quality and system exposure parameters for a hybrid Angio-MR system

M Dehairs, H Bosmans, M Leghissa… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This study investigates the exposure parameters and required x-ray tube output when
performing neurological procedures on a hybrid Angio-MR concept system proposed by …

Generalized performance evaluation of x-ray image intensifier compared with a microangiographic system

GK Yadava, IS Kyprianou, S Rudin… - … 2005: Physics of …, 2005 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Standard objective parameters such as MTF, NPS, NEQ and DQE do not reflect complete
system performance, because they do not account for geometric unsharpness due to finite …

Overcoming x-ray tube small focal spot output limitations for high resolution region of interest imaging

SK Gupta, A Jain, DR Bednarek… - Medical Imaging 2012 …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We investigate methods to increase x-ray tube output to enable improved quantum image
quality with a higher generalized-NEQ (GNEQ) while maintaining a small focal-spot size for …

Understanding automated dose control in dynamic x-ray imaging systems

AJ Gislason-Lee, AG Davies… - European Congress …, 2014 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Learning Objectives: To understand the inner workings of the automatic dose rate control
(ADRC) which controls radiographic factors during interventional procedures. This …

Radiographic and fluoroscopic X‐ray systems: Quality control of the X‐ray tube and automatic exposure control using theoretical spectra to determine air kerma and …

B Konst, J Nøtthellen, E Bilet… - Journal of Applied Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a method to perform quality control (QC) of X‐ray tubes and automatic
exposure control (AEC) as a part of the QC of the radiographic and fluoroscopic X‐ray …

Comprehensive assessment of patient image quality and radiation dose in latest generation cardiac x-ray equipment for percutaneous coronary interventions

AJ Gislason-Lee, C Keeble, D Egleston… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This study aimed to determine whether a reduction in radiation dose was found for
percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) patients using a cardiac interventional x-ray …

A statistical model of catheter motion from interventional x-ray images: application to image-based gating

M Panayiotou, AP King, Y Ma… - Physics in Medicine …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The motion and deformation of catheters that lie inside cardiac structures can provide
valuable information about the motion of the heart. In this paper we describe the formation of …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of a new x-ray imaging system for interventional procedures: improved image quality and reduced radiation dose

RE Schernthaner, RR Haroun, S Nguyen… - Cardiovascular and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To compare image quality and radiation exposure between a new angiographic
imaging system and the preceding generation system during uterine artery embolization …