title: Last fluoroscopy hold in paediatric fluoroscopy: dynamic capture of physiological events and a potential for radiation exposure time reduction.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate last fluoroscopy hold (LFH) in paediatric fluoroscopy. LFH is a software program that enables dynamic storage of last fluoroscopy sequences. A hundred and ninety-four paediatric patients underwent 215 fluoroscopy examinations during a 14-month period. LFH was employed to review an equivocal finding, when last image hold did not provide an adequate diagnostic image or when a physiologic dynamic event was too fast or did not last long enough to capture. LFH was used in 29% of the examinations. The Institutional Review Board approved this study and waived informed consent.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Imaging, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Tel Hashomer, Israel. michalle.soudack@sheba.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Michalle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soudack
authors.forename: Aviv
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirschenbein
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sosna
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dafne
authors.forename: Ahuva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies