Variability in radiation dose and image quality: A comparison across fluoroscopy-system vendors, generations of equipment and institutions.

Kevin D HillSteve D MannMichael P CarboniThomas P DoyleSalim F IdrissDana F JanssenGeorge T NicholsonShyam K SathanandamGreg A Fleming

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

Technological advances have markedly improved fluoroscope performance. Comparing latest generation systems across vendors and institutions, we found variability in the dose-IQ relationship and speculate that this reflects both equipment and institutional optimization practices.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
primary care
healthcare
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging