Meta-analysis of Cumulative Radiation Duration and Dose During EVAR Using Mobile, Fixed, or Fixed/3D Fusion C-Arms

Conclusion: For equivalent fluoroscopy times, the use of a fixed C-arm in noncomplex procedures leads to higher patient radiation doses compared to a mobile C-arm. Complex procedures, which are predominantly performed using fixed C-arms, are associated with the highest radiation dose per intervention. Using fixed C-arms combined with 3D-IF techniques during complex cases might seem an adequate method to compensate for the higher radiation doses measured when a fixed C-arm is used.

Source: Journal of Endovascular Therapy - November 5, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: de Ruiter, Q. M. B., Reitsma, J. B., Moll, F. L., van Herwaarden, J. A. Tags: Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Source Type: research