Estimating the Radiation Dose to the Fetus in Prophylactic Internal Iliac Artery Balloon Occlusion: Three Cases

• Main Authors: Kentaro Kai (Author), Tomohiro Hamada (Author), Akitoshi Yuge (Author), Hiro Kiyosue (Author), Yoshihiro Nishida (Author), Kaei Nasu (Author), Hisashi Narahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Although radiation exposure is of great concern to expecting patients, little information is available on the fetal radiation dose associated with prophylactic internal iliac artery balloon occlusion (IIABO). Here we estimated the fetal radiation dose associated with prophylactic IIABO i...