Strategies for radiation exposure-sparing in fluoroscopically guided invasive cardiovascular procedures.
Paul N FiorilliTaisei KobayashiJay GiriJohn W HirshfeldPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Selecting the most appropriate fluoroscopy acquisition parameters enables physician operators to adjust radiation exposure rates over a large range. Judicious selection of acquisition parameters can reduce patient and medical personnel radiation exposure by as much as 95% compared to "standard" fluoroscopy protocol settings.