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The Efficacy of Shielding Systems for Reducing Operator Exposure during Neurointerventional Procedures: A Real-World Prospective Study

T.R. Miller, J. Zhuo, G. Jindal, R. Shivashankar, N. Beaty and D. Gandhi
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2017, 38 (3) 450-454; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5038
T.R. Miller
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology (T.R.M., J.Z., G.J., R.S., D.G.)
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J. Zhuo
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology (T.R.M., J.Z., G.J., R.S., D.G.)
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G. Jindal
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology (T.R.M., J.Z., G.J., R.S., D.G.)
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R. Shivashankar
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology (T.R.M., J.Z., G.J., R.S., D.G.)
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N. Beaty
bNeurosurgery (N.B.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D. Gandhi
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