Cardiac nuclear medicine, cardiac computed tomography (CT), interventional cardiology
procedures, and electrophysiology procedures are increasing in number and account for an …

Cardiac catheterization procedures using fluoroscopy reduce patient morbidity and mortality
compared to operative procedures. These diagnostic and therapeutic procedures require …

Despite the advent of non-fluoroscopic technology, fluoroscopy remains the cornerstone of
imaging in most interventional electrophysiological procedures, from diagnostic studies over …

PURPOSE: To determine patient radiation doses for interventional radiology and
neuroradiology procedures, to identify procedures associated with higher radiation doses …

PURPOSE: To determine peak skin dose (PSD), a measure of the likelihood of radiation-
induced skin effects, for a variety of common interventional radiology and interventional …

Background Catheter ablations have been traditionally performed with the use of
fluoroscopic guidance, which exposes the patient and staff to the inherent risks of radiation …

The radiation dose received by cardiologists during percutaneous coronary interventions,
electrophysiology procedures and other interventional cardiology procedures can vary by …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the impact of obesity on patient radiation dose
during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures under fluoroscopic guidance. Background …

OBJECTIVE. Real-time maximum dose monitoring of the skin is unavailable on many of the
X-ray machines that are used for cardiac intervention procedures. Therefore, some reports …

Background A novel remotely controlled steerable guide catheter has been developed to
enable precise manipulation and stable positioning of any eight French (Fr) or smaller …