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Low rate fluoroscopy in cardiac catheterization: Toward a new standard?
Author(s) -
Plourde Guillaume,
Bertrand Olivier F.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27009
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac catheterization , fluoroscopy , cardiology , radiology
Key Points 7.5 frames/s low‐rate fluoroscopy (LRF) is an effective measure to reduce patient radiation exposure during coronary procedures LRF should now be widely integrated into clinical practice as part of a dose reduction program Further evaluation of low‐rate cine acquisition could potentially reduce radiation exposure to a greater extent