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Pediatric interventional radiography equipment: safety considerations [PDF]

Pediatric Radiology, 2006
This paper discusses pediatric image quality and radiation dose considerations in state-of-the-art fluoroscopic imaging equipment. Although most fluoroscopes are capable of automatically providing good image quality on infants, toddlers, and small children, excessive radiation dose levels can result from design deficiencies of the imaging device or ...
Keith J. Strauss, JM Boone, T Chung, EJ Hall, DA Lichtenstein, TB Shope, KL Jones, RA Kruger, RJ Hernandez, JH Grollman Jr, JH Grollman Jr, R Aufrichtig, E Ammann, S Rudin, MS Labbe, HL Atkins, AE Burgess, MA Johnson, JW Motz, IW Oosterkamp, JE Villagran, JM Boone, S Balter, RM Gagne, A Boer den, H Thierens, RP Rossi, F Thorsen, RM Gagne, RL Wesenberg, JM Campbell, ML Kohn, L Jangland, BD Williamson, AE Burgess, MG Ort, AP Hufton, M Sandborg, DL McDaniel, P Drury, JE Gray, RP Rossi, S Rudin, S Rudin, KJ Strauss   +44 more
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Identification and Removal of a Fractured Portacath [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology
A 31-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer was referred for chest radiography after portacath malfunction. Imaging identified an incomplete catheter fracture at the internal jugular vein that subsequently progressed to complete fracture during ...
Azri Johari, David Ding, Deepak Jain
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Real-time ultrasound enhances umbilical venous catheters placement in preterm newborns [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Objectivesthe study aims to determine whether real-time ultrasound-guided umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion could enhance the accuracy of the procedure and reduce the number of x-ray, thereby minimizing radiation exposure of the newborn.MethodsA ...
Francesca Cossovel, Francesca Galdo, Luca Ronfani, Laura Travan, Cristina Bibalo, Antonella Trappan   +5 more
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Estimation of the backscatter radiation level in occupational interventional radiography

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
Employees in interventional radiography wear lead aprons to shield themselves from radiation. Aprons, which just cover the front of the body, are frequently worn.
Revink A. Ramadhan, Robin Etzel, Martin Fiebich   +2 more
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Limited Clinical Utility of Chest Radiography in Asymptomatic Patients after Interventional Radiology-Performed Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis: Analysis of 3,022 Consecutive Patients [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, 2021
Purpose The aim of this study was to report the utility of chest radiography following interventional radiology-performed ultrasound-guided thoracentesis.
Jacob J. Bundy, Anthony N. Hage, Ruple Jairath, Albert Jiao, Vibhor Wadhwa, Narendra B. Gutta, Ravi N. Srinivasa, Joseph J. Gemmete, Eric J. Monroe, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick   +9 more
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An Atypical Surgical Case of Lung Cancer With Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery, With Only the Superior Branch Remaining [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
A 69‐year‐old woman was referred to our department for an abnormal shadow on chest radiography. Contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a solid nodule in the right lower lobe and defects in the branches of the middle and lower lobes of the ...
Kazuhiro Okada, Shin Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ryuko, Yasuaki Tomioka, Kazuhiko Shien, Ken Suzawa, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Mikio Okazaki, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Shinichi Toyooka   +9 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of radiology practitioners in Saudi Arabia toward the use of gonad shields during fluoroscopy-guided interventional radiography. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
BackgroundThe utilization of gonad shields in interventional radiology (IR) settings plays a pivotal role in minimizing radiation risk for practitioners.PurposeThis study aims to assess the impact of experience, practitioners’ opinion, education in radiation protection, practitioners’ gender, workload, and educational level on the use of gonad shields ...
Alenezi MS, Alshammari AM, Hassib MB.
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The Establishment of Institutional Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) in the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

Atom Indonesia, 2022
Institutional diagnostic reference levels are used for quality assurance in radiology departments. The purpose of this study was to establish an institutional diagnostic reference level (DRL) and to provide a practical tool in diagnostic radiology and ...
T. Amalia, B. Zulkarnaien, C. Anam, K. Nurcahyo, H. Tussyadiah, D. E. Pradana   +5 more
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Palliative embolization of renal tumors [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015
Background/Aim. Palliative embolization of renal tumors is the method of choice in the treatment of advanced inoperable renal cell carcinoma in patients with hematuria and pain.
Jaganjac Suad, Schefe Lennart
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Procedure-related risk factors for bleeding after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2022
Background/Purpose: Bleeding is the most dreaded complication after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). Clarifying the risk factors of bleeding can reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of PTBD.
Yao-Ting Lee, Kuang-Chen Yen, Po-Chin Liang, Chih-Horng Wu   +3 more
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