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. 2008 Jun;29(6):1076–1081. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1045

Table 3:

Averages of total fluoroscopic time, number of DSA frames, DAP, and maximum ESD in each institution

Variable Institution
Overall (n = 103)
1 (n = 48) 2 (n = 20) 3 (n = 15) 4 (n = 10) 5 (n = 5) 6 (n = 5)
Total fluoroscopic time, min 62.3 ± 35.1 50.6 ± 30.0 114.8 ± 40.2 32.8 ± 24.0 56.4 ± 14.7 107.8 ± 53.8 67.1 ± 41.6
Total no. of DSA frames 654 ± 376 960 ± 356 1447 ± 368 604 ± 231 1756 ± 2024 770 ± 191 883 ± 626
DAP, Gy × cm2 218 ± 141 327 ± 162 326 ± 98 215 ± 162 * * 257 ± 150
Maximum ESD, Gy 2.1 ± 1.1 1.6 ± 0.8 2.4 ± 1.3 1.5 ± 1.2 1.3 ± 0.7 1.0 ± 0.2 1.9 ± 1.1

Note:—Data are given as average ± SD. DSA indicates digital subtraction angiography; DAP, dose area product; ESD, entrance skin dose.

*

DAP meters were not available.