Preliminary diagnostic reference levels for endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in Greece
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Preliminary diagnostic reference levels for endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in Greece.
The main objective of this study was to determine the preliminary Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) in terms of Kerma Area Product (KAP) and fluoroscopy time (Tf) during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) procedures. Additionally, an investigation was conducted to explore the statistical relation between KAP and Tf. Data from a set of 200 randomly selected patients treated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physica Medica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1120-1797
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.03.018