Media Room
30 August 2022
Comparison of Radiation Exposure Among Interventional Echocardiographers, Interventional Cardiologists, and Sonographers During Percutaneous Structural Heart Interventions
Assess whether interventional echocardiographers are exposed to greater radiation doses than interventional cardiologists and sonographers during structural heart procedures
13 April 2018
Evaluation of a radiation protection cabin for invasive electrophysiological procedures
The use of the radiation protection cabin allows to perform catheter ablation procedures without hindrance and with negligible radiation exposure for the operator.
30 March 2018
Significant reduction of radiation exposure using a protection cabin for electrophysiological procedures
The use of the radiation protection cabin allowed the operators to perform a variety of catheter ablations without hindrance and negligible radiation.
15 December 2017
Performance of a radiation protection cabin during implantation of pacemakers or cardioverter defibrillators
The use of a radiation protection cabin markedly decreased the exposure of the operator to radiation, and eliminated the need to wear a lead apron.
26 August 2017
Brain and neck tumors among physicians performing interventional procedures
Ariel Roguin, MD, PhD,*, Jacob Goldstein, MD, Olivier Bar, MD, and James A. Goldstein, M. The American Journal of cardiology. February 2013 Interventionists are chronically exposed to ionizing radiation, which can pose increased cancer risks. OBJECTIVE : Evaluation of those...
10 March 2017
Radiation-associated lens opacities in catheterization personnel : results of a survey and direct assessments
Eliseo Vano, PhD, Norman J. Kleiman, PhD, Ariel Duran, MD, Marianna Romano-Miller, MD, and Madan M. Rehani, PhD New findings indicate significant cataract risk at low levels of ionizing radiation exposure. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to estimate...
10 March 2017
Perfomance of a Radiation Protection Cabin during extraction of cardiac devices
The cabin offers nearly full body radioprotection and eliminates the need to wear a lead apron, without increasing procedural time or complication rate during cardiac device extraction.
1 April 2015
Use of prototype radioprotection cabin in vascular neuroradiology: dosimetry and ergonomics
Joel Guersena,*, Kaouthar Karmouchea, Jean-Baptiste Moyona, Estelle Osmonda, Maxime Poulina, Jean Gabrillarguesa,b, Betty Jeana,b, Emmanuel Chaberta, Frédéric Dutheila, Lucie Cassagnesa,b, Louis Boyera,b a Pole d’imagerie et de radiologie interventionnelle, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France b ISIT UMR 6284 CNRS,...
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