In plain language
In 55 selected patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography at one Korean centre, using stored fluoroscopy instead of cine roughly halved patient air kerma and dose-area product (DAP) with similar time and contrast use. Staff dose was not measured.
At a glance
- Type of study
- Original research, Prospective cohort study
- Who was studied
- Patients, Interventional cardiologists
- Size
- n = 55 patients
- Where
- South Korea
- Summary based on
- the full text
What it found
Total air kerma and DAP were roughly halved with fluorography (stored fluoroscopy) compared with conventional cineangiography during diagnostic coronary angiography.
Key figures: Air kerma (AK) 159.3±64.9 vs 326.9±107.5 mGy; DAP 1337.9±629.6 vs 2341.1±849.9 µGy·m2; p<0.001
Procedure time and contrast use did not differ between groups.
Key figures: 12.8±4.7 vs 12.5±2.9 min, p=0.779; contrast 136.1±28.3 vs 126.3±25, p=0.214
Image quality was slightly lower with fluorography but not significantly different and judged acceptable.
Key figures: adjusted 8.43±0.152 vs 8.32±0.146; p=0.078
Only a small share of fluorography cases needed additional cine acquisition.
Key figures: 2 (10%) patients
Limits to keep in mind
Non-randomized allocation by operator discretion at a single centre with 55 selected, clinically stable patients (BMI ≤30, low heart rate); only patient dose indices were measured, not staff dose.
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Prepared November 3, 2026.