Operator Pelvic Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Coronary Procedures.

CONCLUSIONS: Operator radiation exposure to the pelvic region during percutaneous coronary procedures is significantly higher compared to thorax radiation dose independently of the vascular access site employed.
PMID: 29245152 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - December 16, 2017 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research