Patient dose in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

• Main Author: Χατζηκωνσταντή, Αναστασία
• Other Authors: Παναγιωτάκης, Γεώργιος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Patient radiation exposure; Dosimetry; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); Ακτινοβολία ασθενούς; Δοσιμετρία; Ενδοσκοπική παλίνδρομος χολοαγγειοπαγκρεατογραφία; 616.365 061

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an interventional procedure (IP) performed for the diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary diseases. During the performance of ERCP, fluoroscopy is used in order to verify the right placement of the catheter and to evaluate the anatomy of th...