Transvenous coronary angiography at the national synchrotron light source

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:199549

Chapman, D ^[1]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)

The transvenous digital subtraction coronary angiography project at the National Synchrotron Light Source has obtained research quality images of human coronary arteries. The technique uses monochromatic x-ray beams above and below the iodine K-absorption edge to enhance the sensitivity to the contrast agent allowing a venous injection. The advantages and some of the limitations afforded by the imaging technique will be discussed. Recent upgrades to the facility will allow some of the limitations to be overcome. New initiatives with industrial partners may allow the technique, which to present has been limited to synchrotron based sources, to make use of compact accelerator based sources.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 199549
• Report Number(s): CONF-941129-; TRN: 95:005652-0037
• Resource Relation: Conference: 13. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX (United States), 7-10 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Thirteenth international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry; Duggan, J.L.; Morgan, I.L. [eds.]; PB: 201 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
BLOOD VESSELS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
HEART
VEINS
NSLS
IODINE
K ABSORPTION