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Radiation exposure and efficacy of exposure-reduction techniques during cardiac catheterization in children. 1994

B A Schueler, and P R Julsrud, and J E Gray, and J G Stears, and K Y Wu
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to measure radiation exposure levels in children undergoing cardiac catheterization. This information was used to assess methods of reducing exposure and to characterize total exposures. METHODS The radiation exposure area product was determined for a total of 175 patients during three study intervals over 10 years. Examinations included biplane fluoroscopy and cineangiography for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease. RESULTS The use of pulsed progressive fluoroscopy was found to reduce patients' fluoroscopic exposure rates by approximately 40% as compared with interlaced mode fluoroscopy. Combining exposures from the frontal and lateral projections, the median fluoroscopic time for diagnostic procedures was 21 min and the median time for cineangiography was 42 sec. Median total exposure area product was 2063 R-cm2 with cineangiography accounting for 44% of the total exposure. For an estimated X-ray beam entrance area of 50-100 cm2, the median total entrance exposure was in the range of 20-40 R. Fluoroscopy times for interventional procedures were found to be 1.5 to 2.5 times longer than for diagnostic procedures, with total exposures approximately three times higher. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that pulsed progressive fluoroscopy is an effective method of reducing radiation exposure in children undergoing cardiac catheterization.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011829 Radiation Dosage The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert
D011835 Radiation Protection Methods and practices adopted to protect against RADIATION. Protection, Radiation
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D002932 Cineangiography Motion pictures of the passage of contrast medium through blood vessels. Cineangiographies
D005471 Fluoroscopy Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen. Fluoroscopies
D006328 Cardiac Catheterization Procedures in which placement of CARDIAC CATHETERS is performed for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. Catheterization, Cardiac,Catheterization, Heart,Heart Catheterization,Cardiac Catheterizations,Catheterizations, Cardiac,Catheterizations, Heart,Heart Catheterizations
D006330 Heart Defects, Congenital Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life. Congenital Heart Disease,Heart Abnormalities,Abnormality, Heart,Congenital Heart Defect,Congenital Heart Defects,Defects, Congenital Heart,Heart Defect, Congenital,Heart, Malformation Of,Congenital Heart Diseases,Defect, Congenital Heart,Disease, Congenital Heart,Heart Abnormality,Heart Disease, Congenital,Malformation Of Heart,Malformation Of Hearts

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