Table 5

- Comparison of the radiation doses between the current study and the CIRD and RAD-IR studies.

ProcedureStudynTimeDAPReference point air kerma
Mean±SDP-valuesMean±SDP-valuesMean±SDP-values
TIPSS-creationCurrent study4969.41±37.82 1161.20±840.90 4.99±3.95 
CIRD12049.10±16.000.0006429.20±244.80<0.00012.00±1.42<0.0001
RAD-IR13538.70±27.27<0.0001335.40±264.60<0.00012.04±1.65<0.0001
TACECurrent study25130.29±17.53 500.60±346.00 2.69±1.81 
CIRD39518.80±12.50<0.0001354.60±78.60<0.00011.75±0.44<0.0001
RAD-IR12616.80±12.03<0.0001282.30±171.40<0.00011.41±1.09<0.0001
PTC/biliary drainageCurrent study33515.06±15.92 69.48±86.85 0.45±0.63 
CIRD10111.50±7.100.001617.30±13.20<0.00010.18±0.07<0.0001
RAD-IR12323.60±20.94<0.000170.64±68.860.88180.91±1.00<0.0001
NephrostomyCurrent study2765.09±5.44 20.59±35.02 0.12±0.20 
CIRD77810.40±18.10<0.000115.20±13.15<0.00010.13±1.41<0.0001
RAD-IR14313.68±12.04<0.000134.32±51.600.00470.42±0.71<0.0001
IVC filter placementCurrent study2442.67±4.25 23.05±39.09 0.08±0.21 
CIRD2783.80±17.800.30636.80±29.30<0.00010.14±1.650.5781
RAD-IR2792.80±2.560.677944.51±31.62<0.00010.17±0.13<0.0001
PICCCurrent study27121.08±2.55 2.15±10.64 0.01±0.06 
CIRD7552.00±26.400.33741.80±3.100.13770.01±0.190.9640
Tunneled cathetersCurrent study21510.02±0.08 3.47±14.97 0.02±0.08 
CIRD3040.02±0.960.96164.20±3.400.05430.02±0.960.9616
GastrostomyCurrent study10002.28±2.39 4.64±7.85 0.02±0.03 
 CIRD10067.00±17.50<0.00016.60±27.600.03080.03±0.370.2716
EmbolizationCurrent study25924.15±19.32 324.65±348.60 1.57±1.75 
 CIRD18825.30±11.400.4327298.50±29.10<0.00011.62±0.38<0.0001

DAP: dose area product, IVC: inferior vena cava, PICC: peripherally inserted central catheter, PTC: percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, TACE: trans arterial chemoembolisation, TIPSS: transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, CIRD: Contemporary Interventional Radiology Dosimetry, RAD-IR: radiation doses in interventional radiology procedure N: number, SD: standard deviation