Effect of Different Anthropometric Body Indexes on Radiation Exposure in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterisation and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Effect of Different Anthropometric Body Indexes on Radiation Exposure in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterisation and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Background: Patient factors, such as sex and body mass index (BMI), are known to influence patient radiation exposure. Body surface area (BSA) and its association with patient radiation exposure has not been well studied. Methods and Results: We analysed height, weight, BMI and BSA in consecutive pa...

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Main Authors: Youlin Koh, Sara Vogrin, Samer Noaman, Simon Lam, Raymond Pham, Andrew Clark, Leah Biffin, Laura B. Hanson, Jason E. Bloom, Dion Stub, Angela L. Brennan, Christopher Reid, Diem T. Dinh, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Nicholas Cox, William Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Tomography
Subjects:
cardiac catheterisation
percutaneous coronary intervention
ionising radiation
body surface area
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/8/5/189

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