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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 562-567
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/83257582
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Comparison of a conventional and a flat-panel digital system in interventional cardiology procedures

V Tsapaki, MSc, PhD 1 S Kottou, MSc, PhD 2 N Kollaros, MSc 3 P Dafnomili, Techn 3 M Koutelou, MD 3 E Vano, PhD 1 and V Neofotistou, MSc, PhD 4

1 Medical Physics Department, Konstantopoulio Agia Olga Hospital, 2 Medical Physics Department, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, 3 Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece, 4 Medical Physics Service and Radiology Department, San Carlos University Hospital and Complutense University, Madrid, Spain and 5 Medical Physics Department Regional Athens General Hospital "G.Gennimatas", Athens, Greece



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  		Figure 1. Fluoroscopic dose–area product (DAP) in Gycm2 (DAPf), cine DAP (DAPc) and total DAP (DAPt) is presented for coronary angioplasty (CA) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA) using the digital flat-panel fluoroscopy system.

 


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  		Figure 2. Median values of dose–area product (DAP), fluoroscopy time (T) and total cine frames (F) for the conventional and the digital flat-panel fluoroscopy systems and comparison with coronary angiography reference levels [38].

 


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  		Figure 3. Median values of dose–area product (DAP), fluoroscopy time (T) and total cine frames (F) for the conventional and the digital flat-panel fluoroscopy systems and comparison with the percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty reference level [38].

 




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