Table 4:

Patient demographics and number of cases performed on each imaging platforma

Reference PlatformDose-Reduction Platform
No. of cases
    Diagnostic654 (71.6%)173 (53.4%)
    Coil embolization45 (5.0%)42 (12.2%)
    Flow diverter58 (6.5%)26 (7.6%)
    Vasospasm34 (3.7%)26 (8.0%)
    Thrombectomy37 (4.1%)19 (5.5%)
    Stent-assisted coiling27 (3.0%)15 (4.4%)
    Carotid stenting25 (2.8%)9 (2.6%)
    Epistaxis17 (1.9%)5 (1.5%)
    AVM10 (1.1%)6 (1.7%)
    AVF7 (0.8%)3 (0.9%)
    Total914 (73.8%)324 (26.2%)
Patient characteristics
    Age (yr)57.4 ± 14.756.6 ± 15.2
    Weight (kg)79.3 ± 19.977.6 ± 18.4
    Male370 (40.5%)134 (41.4%)
    Female544 (59.5%)190 (58.6%)
    Hypertension276 (30.2%)89 (27.5%)
Medical history
    Diabetes113 (12.4%)39 (12.0%)
    CAD67 (7.3%)21 (6.5%)
    COPD61 (6.7%)26 (8.0%)
    Hypertension496 (54.3%)177 (54.6%)
    Obesity53 (5.8%)17 (5.2%)
Operator
    159 (6.5%)18 (5.6%)
    2433 (47.4%)175 (54.0%)
    3249 (27.2%)23 (7.1%)
    479 (8.6%)92 (28.4%)
    Multiple94 (10.3%)16 (4.9%)
  • Note:—CAD indicates coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.

  • a Data are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± SD. The number of patients with preprocedural hypertension is reported under “Patient characteristics,” while the number of patients with a documented history of hypertension is reported under “Medical history.”