Reduced radiation during cardiac catheterization of infants using acquisition zoom technology.
The new digital technology of obtaining images in an AZ mode effectively reduces the radiation dose to infants undergoing cardiac catheterization. Future software advances in this technique should enhance the image quality and potentially broaden its application to older patients.
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Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit 48201, USA.
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Carravallah
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Morrow
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D000367:Age Factors; D000792:Angiography; D001824:Body Constitution; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011858:Radiographic Magnification; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors