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Key Points Question Are interventional echocardiographers exposed to greater occupational radiation doses than interventional cardiologists and sonographers during structural heart procedures? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 60 structural heart… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Are interventional echocardiographers exposed to greater occupational radiation doses than interventional cardiologists and sonographers during structural heart procedures? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 60 structural heart procedures, interventional echocardiographers experienced higher head-level radiation doses than interventional cardiologists and sonographers. Meaning These comparatively higher radiation doses indicate a previously underappreciated occupational risk faced by interventional echocardiographers, which has implications for the rapidly expanding structural heart team.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2022
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