In plain language
In 35 patients undergoing aneurysm coiling, spot fluoroscopy roughly halved fluoroscopic dose-area product without lengthening fluoroscopy time. Staff dose was not measured, though lower dose-area product (DAP) generally means less scatter for the fluoroscopy team.
At a glance
- Type of study
- Original research, Randomized trial
- Who was studied
- Patients
- Size
- n = 35 patients
- Summary based on
- the full text
What it found
Spot fluoroscopy roughly halved total fluoroscopic dose-area product compared with conventional fluoroscopy during aneurysm coiling.
Key figures: 106.21 vs 51.80 Gycm2; p = 0.03884 (abstract reports p = 0.003884)
Fluoroscopic DAP rate was significantly lower with spot fluoroscopy.
Key figures: 1.42 vs 0.83 Gycm2/min; p = 0.00106
Fluoroscopy time did not differ between groups.
Key figures: p = 0.70782
Air kerma at the interventional reference point did not differ significantly, as skin dose is held constant by design.
Key figures: 1.54 Gy vs 1.33 Gy; p = 0.48906
Limits to keep in mind
Small single-center trial stopped early (35 of planned 50 patients), non-blinded and operator-dependent; only patient dose indices were measured, so staff dose reduction is inferred rather than shown. Reported p-values and SDs are inconsistent between abstract and results.
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Prepared November 3, 2026.