RADIATION-INDUCED TEMPORARY EPILATION AFTER A NEURORADIOLOGICALLY GUIDED EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE

被引:111
作者
HUDA, W
PETERS, KR
机构
[1] Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0374
关键词
ARTERIES; THERAPEUTIC BLOCKADE; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; COMPLICATIONS; RADIATIONS; EXPOSURE TO PATIENTS AND PERSONNEL; INJURIOUS EFFECTS;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.193.3.7972801
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A 34-year-old woman underwent embolization of a left paraorbital arteriovenous malformation guided with a biplane x-ray system in two sessions separated by 3 days. Imaging included 110 minutes of fluoroscopy and 46 digital subtraction angiography acquisitions. Entrance skin dose rates were determined with measurements performed on a skull phantom. The maximum possible skin dose was estimated to be 6.6 Gy, which is consistent with the temporary epilation in the right occipital region of the skull reported by the patient approximately 5 weeks later.
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页数:3
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