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Table 3 Shown are the numbers of standard fluoroscopic images that equal a corresponding 3D scan in regard to the radiation exposure (calculated from the data of Tables 1 and 2)

From: Radiation exposure of a mobile 3D C-arm with large flat-panel detector for intraoperative imaging and navigation - an experimental study using an anthropomorphic Alderson phantom

 

Eye lenses

Thyroid gland

Female gonad

Male gonad

Cervical spine

 Vision RFD 3D

27

56

n/a a

n/a a

 Vision FD Vario 3D b

91

87

n/a a

n/a a

Lumbar spine

 Vision RFD 3D

76

63

47

93

 Vision FD Vario 3D b

132

127

74

119

  1. aCalculation was not feasible/meaningful because the mean radiation exposure was below/near the lower detection limit
  2. bResults of Klingler et al. [3]
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BMC Medical Imaging

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