ArticleNeuroradiology2021
Estimation of radiation exposure of children undergoing superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma treatment: assessment of local diagnostic reference levels as a function of age, sex, and interventional success.
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- Diagnostic reference levels in interventional neuroradiology procedures - a systematic review.Neuroradiology · 2024Pooled it
- Neuro-interventional Radiology in Paediatric Patients: An Update.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Review
- Intra-Arterial Melphalan Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma in a Developing Nation: Real-World Outcomes and Prognostic Factors.Cancers · 2025Article
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- Diagnostic reference levels in interventional radiology: a systematic review.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to determine local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) of intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) procedures of pediatric patients with retinoblastoma (RB) to provide data for establishing diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in pediatric interventional radiology (IR).
methodsIn a retrospective study design, LDRLs and achievable dose (AD) were assessed for children undergoing superselective IAC for RB treatment. All procedures were performed at the flat-panel angiography systems (I) ArtisQ biplane (Siemens Healthineers) and (II) Allura Xper (Philips Healthcare). Patients were differentiated according to age (A1: 1-3 months; A2: 4-12 months; A3: 13-72 months; A4: 73 months-10 years; A5: > 10 years), sex, conducted or not-conducted chemotherapy.
results248 neurointerventional procedures of 130 pediatric patients (median age 14.5 months, range 5-127 months) with RB (68 unilateral, 62 bilateral) could be included between January 2010 and March 2020. The following diagnostic reference values, AD, and mean values could be determined: (A2) DRL 3.9 Gy cm
conclusionWe report on radiation exposure during superselective IAC of a pediatric cohort at the German Retinoblastoma Referral Centre. Although an IAC formally represents a therapeutic procedure, our results confirm that radiation exposure lies within the exposure of a diagnostic interventional procedure. DRLs for superselective IAC are substantially lower compared with DRLs of more complex endovascular interventions.
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