title: Survey on performance assessment of cardiac angiography systems.
abstract: Advances in imaging technology have facilitated the development of increasingly complex interventional cardiac equipment. Consequently, there is a need for definitive equipment requirements. The aim of the study is to assess the performances of different cardiac angiographic systems. A questionnaire was sent to centres participating in SENTINEL Project to collect dosimetry data (typical entrance dose rate in fluoroscopy and imaging mode), image quality evaluations (low and high contrast resolutions) and KAP calibration factors. Results from this survey could contribute to the explanation of patient dose variability in angiographic cardiac procedures and to derive reference levels for cardiac angiographic equipment performance parameters.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Udine Hospital, Italy. padovani.renato@aoud.sanita.fvg.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trianni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bokou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bosmans
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jankowski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kottou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kepler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsapaki
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salat
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vassileva
mesh_terms: D000790:Angiocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011786:Quality Control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards