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Table 2 Comparison of procedure and radiation metrics, stratified by bleed location and angiographic system

From: Patient radiation dose during angiography and embolization for abdominal hemorrhage: the influence of CT angiography, fluoroscopy system, patient and procedural variables

Location

N

Duration (mins)

DSA runs

FT (seconds)

PKA (cGy.cm2)

Ka,r (mGy)

Extra-luminal

 OS

36

55 (38–74.5)

8 (6–10)

944.5 (661.5–1551.5)

23,694 (15011–35,681)

1200 (500–2000)

 NS

49

65 (40–89)

7 (5–10)

1212 (738–1673)

8618 (3984–24,330)

635 (249–1668)

 %

    

64

47

 p

    

< 0.005

0.03

Upper GI

 OS

9

41 (30–56)

9 (6–10)

1378 (874–2395)

13,736 (10078–30,681)

950 (550–1850)

 NS

29

54 (40–80)

8 (4–12)

885 (662–1749)

5511 (1545–11,686)

327 (114–847)

 %

    

60

70

 p

    

0.018

0.064

Lower GI

 OS

16

48 (27.5–64.5)

9 (6–11)

979.5 (622–1370)

28,788 (14573–41,471)

1200 (500–2450)

 NS

15

56 (34–76)

7 (4–8)

747 (562–1778)

2906 (2435–7387)

344 (186–424)

 %

    

90

71

 p-

    

< 0.005

0.002

All locations

 OS

61

51 (35–71)

8 (6–10)

1009 (672–1524)

23,786 (14010–36,992)

1150 (500–2000)

 NS

93

60 (40–86)

7 (4–9)

1083 (664–1744)

6227 (2435–16,568)

408 (183–953)

 %

    

74

66

 p

    

< 0.005

< 0.005

  1. Unless otherwise stated, values are represented as the median, with the parenthesis containing the interquartile range
  2. FS Fluoroscopy System, OS old system (Axiom Artis DTA), NS new system (Axiom Artis Q), FT - fluoroscopy time, PKA air kerma-area product, Ka,r reference air kerma, % Percentage change between systems