A comprehensive assessment of a prototype high ratio antiscatter grid in interventional cardiology using experimental measurements and Monte Carlo simulations.

. To assess the performance of a new antiscatter grid design in interventional cardiology for image quality improvement and dose reduction using experimental measurements and Monte Carlo (MC) simulation.Experimental measurements were performed on an angiography system, using a multi-layered tissue simulating composite phantom made from of poly(methyl methacrylate), aluminium and expanded polystyrene (2/0.

A new imaging technology to reduce the radiation dose during uterine fibroid embolization.

Background: Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a minimally invasive imaging-guided treatment using radiation exposure.

Purpose: To compare the patients' radiation exposure during UFE before and after introduction of a new X-ray imaging platform.

Material And Methods: Forty-one patients were enrolled in a prospective, comparative two-arm project before and after introduction of a new X-ray imaging platform with reduced dose settings, i.