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Effectiveness Of Fluorography Versus Cineangiography At Reducing Radiation Exposure During Diagnostic Coronary Angiography, B. Shah, X. C. Mai, L. Tummala, C. Kliger, S. P. Sedlis, F. Feit, M. Liou, M. Attubato, J. Coppola, J. Slater, +2 Additional Authors
Effectiveness Of Fluorography Versus Cineangiography At Reducing Radiation Exposure During Diagnostic Coronary Angiography, B. Shah, X. C. Mai, L. Tummala, C. Kliger, S. P. Sedlis, F. Feit, M. Liou, M. Attubato, J. Coppola, J. Slater, +2 Additional Authors
Journal Articles
Coronary angiography is the gold standard for defining obstructive coronary disease. However, radiation exposure remains an unwanted hazard. Patients referred for coronary angiography with abdominal circumference60 ml/min were randomized to the fluorography (n = 25) or cineangiography (n = 25) group. Patients in the fluorography group underwent coronary angiography using retrospectively stored fluorography with repeat injection under cineangiography only when needed for better resolution per operator's discretion. Patients in the cineangiography group underwent coronary angiography using routine cineangiography. The primary end point was patient radiation exposure measured by radiochromic film. Secondary end points included the radiation output measurement of kerma-area …