Practical considerations for optimizing cardiac computed tomography protocols for comprehensive acquisition prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement

OK Khalique, TC Pulerwitz, SS Halliburton… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is performed frequently in patients with
severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high risk or inoperable for open surgical …

Proposing national diagnostic reference levels for electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation procedures in Bulgaria

DZ Kostova-Lefterova, TN Shalganov, MK Stoyanov… - Physica Medica, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The implementation of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) is an essential tool for
optimisation of the routine practice, better management of patient exposure while …

Assessment of tetralogy of Fallot–associated congenital extracardiac vascular anomalies in pediatric patients using low-dose dual-source computed tomography

B Hu, K Shi, YP Deng, KY Diao, HY Xu, R Li… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Background To investigate the diagnostic value of dual-source computed tomography
(DSCT) in the evaluation of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)-associated extracardiac vascular …

Evaluation of synergistic effects of the single walled carbon nanotube and CeO2-hybrid based-nanocomposite against X-ray radiation in diagnostic radiology

R Zohdiaghdam, M Mahmoudian, S Salimi - Radiation Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Unwanted exposure during irradiation in diagnostic procedures can be very harmful to
health. Researchers have done extensive studies on heavy metals and their composites to …

Patient exposure to X‐rays during coronary angiography and percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention: Results of a multicenter national survey

JL Georges, L Belle, C Ricard, S Cattan… - Catheterization and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate practices for the protection from radiation of patients during coronary
angiography (CA) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and to update reference …

Efficacy of a Protective Sheet for Reducing Ocular Radiation Exposure During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

J Yokota, T Kuratani, K Shimamura, K Maeda… - Circulation …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The use of hybrid operating rooms (HOR) for transcatheter aortic valve
implantation (TAVI) has increased, so radiation exposure during procedures that use X-ray …

High filtration in interventional practices reduces patient radiation doses but not always scatter radiation doses

RM Sanchez, E Vano, P Salinas… - The British Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: In fluoroscopy-guided interventional practices, new dose reduction systems have
proved to be efficient in the reduction of patient doses. However, it is not clear whether this …

Vendor‐independent skin dose mapping application for interventional radiology and cardiology

M Krajinović, N Kržanović… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present and validate an originally developed
application SkinCare used for skin dose mapping in interventional procedures, which are …

Effective radiation dose to staff members due to myocardial perfusion spect imaging: tracking the exposure from preparation to patient release

S Alramlawy, MM Khalil - Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The aim of the work was to tack the radiation exposure from dose preparation down to
patient release during nuclear cardiac imaging. A total of 111 patients were recruited and …

Assessment of intracardiac and extracardiac anomalies associated with coarctation of aorta and interrupted aortic arch using dual-source computed tomography

Q Zhao, J Wang, Z Yang, K Shi, K Diao, S Huang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
To evaluate the value of dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) compared with
transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in assessing intracardiac and extracardiac anomalies …