Objective/background: To prospectively quantify radiation dose change in aortoiliac endovascular procedures in the hybrid operating room (OR) for patients and medical staff with a novel X-ray imaging technology (ClarityIQ technology), and to assess whether procedure or fluoroscopy time or dose of iodinated contrast was affected.
Methods: A prospective study including 138 patients was performed to compare radiation dose before and after installation of a novel X-ray imaging technology. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) was performed in 37 patients and an endovascular procedure for aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) in 101.
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the potential benefits of three-dimensional rotational angiography (3DRA) compared to two-dimensional (2D) roadmapping to visualize the uterine artery (UA) origins during uterine artery embolization (UAE) procedures.
Materials And Methods: Sixty-three UAE cases performed under 3DRA guidance were reviewed retrospectively to determine if there was an optimal angiographic projection angle for identifying UA origin. Digital subtraction angiogram (DAS)-like images of the pelvic vessels were generated from the 3DRA scans at six different angles: left anterior oblique (LAO) 25°, 35°, 45°; and right anterior oblique (RAO) 25°, 35°, 45°.
Objective: To investigate the accuracy, procedure time, fluoroscopy time, and dose area product (DAP) of needle placement during percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) guidance versus fluoroscopy.
Materials And Methods: On 4 spine phantoms with 11 vertebrae (Th7-L5), 4 interventional radiologists (2 experienced with CBCT guidance and two inexperienced) punctured all vertebrae in a bipedicular fashion. Each side was randomization to either CBCT guidance or fluoroscopy.